JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

PO BOX 8042, JACKSON, WY 83002-8042

In care of

% JON MOBECK

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

RENEE SEIDLER WULFF, PO BOX 8042, JACKSON, WY 83002

Signed the 990

RENEE SEIDLER WULFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(307) 739-0968

Website

WWW.JHWILDLIFE.ORG

Return prepared by

ROWE CPA GROUP LLC

Mission

JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ADVANCES WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DRIVEN BY SCIENCE, COLLABORATION, AND A COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS.

Program accomplishments

• NATURE MAPPING JACKSON HOLE PROGRAM: A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH THE GOALS OF: 1) KEEPING COMMON SPECIES COMMON; 2) INCREASING CITIZENS' KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE IN TETON COUNTY, WYOMING; 3) ENGAGING CITIZENS IN LONG-TERM WILDLIFE DATA COLLECTION; 4) INFORMING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT FAVOR WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY; AND 5) CONTRIBUTING DATA TO THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT'S WILDLIFE OBSERVATION SYSTEM TO AUGMENT STATE DATA. THROUGH 2025, WE HAVE RECORDED MORE THAN 109,495 VERIFIED WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WITH MORE THAN 1,300 TRAINED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF CONTRIBUTED 4,750 VERIFIED OBSERVATIONS THROUGH FOUR CORE PROJECTS. JHWF LAUNCHED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT PIKA SURVEYS ACROSS 240,000 ACRES, SUPPORTING THE STATE'S ABILITY TO MONITOR SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED. AT OUR MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) BIRD BANDING STATIONS, WE BANDED 694 INDIVIDUAL BIRDS ACROSS 45 SPECIES, WITH 201 BANDED BIRDS RECAPTURED. THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD NEST BOX PROJECT ACHIEVED A RECORD 119 NESTLINGS BANDED - SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 85 SET IN 2017 - WITH 86% OF EGGS HATCHING SUCCESSFULLY AND 80% OF NESTLINGS FLEDGING. NMJH DATA SERVED AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TETON COUNTY'S WILDLIFE CROSSINGS MASTER PLAN AND GUIDED THE 2025 UPDATE TO THE COUNTY'S NATURAL RESOURCE OVERLAY.
  Expenses $66,536
• HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM: IMPROVING LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH THROUGH THE REMOVAL AND MODIFICATION OF WILDLIFE-UNFRIENDLY FENCES, MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES, AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION. THROUGH 2025, JHWF HAS IMPROVED MORE THAN 240 MILES OF FENCES TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 1996.WILDLIFE FRIENDLIER FENCING: IN 2025, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED TWENTY-FIVE FENCE PROJECT DAYS, REMOVING 8.1 MILES OF FENCE AND 10,000 POUNDS OF WIRE FROM IMPORTANT ELK AND PRONGHORN HABITAT IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST, AND PRIVATE LANDS. 120 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATED IN FENCE REMOVAL EFFORTS. WE ALSO RAISED AND LOWERED 15.5 MILES OF SEASONAL FENCE IN SUBLETTE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE FREMONT BUTTE FENCE CONVERSION PROJECT DOCUMENTS AN 88% REDUCTION IN GREATER SAGE-GROUSE FENCE STRIKES - FROM AN AVERAGE OF 30 STRIKES PER YEAR BEFORE CONVERSION TO 3.7 ANNUALLY - EQUATING TO UP TO 10 BIRDS SAVED PER MILE OF FENCE PER YEAR. INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT: JHWF REMOVES INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES FROM HIGH-USE PUBLIC LANDS TO ALLOW NATIVE PLANTS TO REESTABLISH AND THRIVE, ENHANCING WILDLIFE HABITAT AND REDUCING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE SEEDS INTO THE BACKCOUNTRY. IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 102 HOURS ACROSS TWICE-ANNUAL WEED PULLS AT TWO POPULAR TRAILHEADS ON THE BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST - COBURN MEADOWS (OUR THIRD YEAR) AND CRYSTAL LITE (OUR FIRST YEAR) - REMOVING 2,800 INVASIVE PLANTS AND HELPING TO RESTORE 51 ACRES OF HABITAT. REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES IMPROVES FORAGE FOR WILDLIFE AND STRENGTHENS THE RESILIENCE OF NATIVE VEGETATION VITAL TO POLLINATORS, BIRDS, AND MAMMALS.RIPARIAN RESTORATION: IN 2025, JHWF INITIATED RIPARIAN RESTORATION ACTIVITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S PINEDALE FIELD OFFICE. JHWF IS CO-LEADING A PLANNING COLLABORATIVE TO EXPAND THIS WORK IN 2026, WITH THE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED VOLUNTEER BASE TO IMPLEMENT RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECTS ACROSS THE REGION.
  Expenses $195,562
• GIVE WILDLIFE A BRAKE: UTILIZING VARIOUS MITIGATION TOOLS, WE AIM TO REDUCE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS ON OUR ROADWAYS AND INCREASE LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY FOR WILDLIFE NEEDING TO MOVE ACROSS ROADS. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURES, DIGITAL MESSAGE BOARDS, FIXED RADAR SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS, SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS, AND WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURE PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. WE COMPILE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REPORT IN THE COUNTY TO INFORM TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. IN 2025, JHWF CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, AND TETON COUNTY TO PLAN, FUND, AND MONITOR WILDLIFE CROSSING PROJECTS. OUR DATA GUIDED MITIGATION PRIORITIES AT THE WY HIGHWAY 22-390 INTERSECTION, WHERE FOUR NEW WILDLIFE UNDERPASSES WERE COMPLETED AND ARE ALREADY BEING USED BY MOOSE, DEER, AND GRIZZLY BEARS. JHWF ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW VOLUNTEER-LED ROADKILL SURVEY ON ID HIGHWAY 33, WHERE VOLUNTEERS DOCUMENTED 80 DECEASED ANIMALS OVER FOUR MONTHS, PROVIDING SCIENCE-BASED DATA TO INFORM FUTURE WILDLIFE CROSSING DECISIONS IN IDAHO. FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2025, 232 VERIFIED WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION SUBMISSIONS WERE RECORDED ACROSS TETON (WY), LINCOLN (WY), AND TETON (ID) COUNTIES. BETWEEN MAY 2023 AND APRIL 2024, 83 MULE DEER, 53 ELK, AND 10 MOOSE WERE KILLED ON TETON COUNTY, WY ROADS.
  Expenses $19,547
• BEAR WISE JACKSON HOLE: A DECADES-LONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST, GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, AND JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION. JHWF IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE BEARWISE WYOMING PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, OUTREACH, AND COORDINATION TO KEEP BEARS WILD AND PEOPLE SAFE. IN 2025, JHWF AND PARTNERS DISTRIBUTED 7 BEAR-PROOF GREASE TRAPS TO RESTAURANTS TO PREVENT BEARS FROM ACCESSING GREASE WASTE. IN THE FALL OF 2025, JHWF DISTRIBUTED 2,400 COPIES OF THE "GUIDE TO LIVING IN BEAR COUNTRY" TO HIGH-CONFLICT ZONES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND REDUCE HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FARMSTEAD CIDER AND TETON CONSERVATION DISTRICT, JHWF HARVESTED APPROXIMATELY 21,500 POUNDS OF APPLES FROM 54 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TREES OVER TWO DAYS, WITH 36 VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING, TO REDUCE WILDLIFE ATTRACTANTS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND PREVENT BEAR-HUMAN CONFLICTS.BEING WILD JACKSON HOLE: A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR THE WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. THE PROGRAM USES DIGITAL AND IN-PERSON STORYTELLING, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH LOCAL WILDLIFE AND TO INSPIRE RESPONSIBLE COEXISTENCE BEHAVIORS. IN 2025, BEING WILD PROGRAMMING WAS SUPPORTED IN PART BY A GRANT FROM THE JACKSON HOLE TRAVEL AND TOURISM BOARD. OUTREACH EFFORTS INCLUDED DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS DESIGNED TO BUILD A BROADER CULTURE OF WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP ACROSS THE JACKSON HOLE REGION.
  Expenses $231,779

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.

IRS record

EIN

83-0302830

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

1993

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D340)

Assets (IRS master file)

$527,520

Income (IRS master file)

$747,736

Filing history

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 83-0302830).

Questions about JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION is 83-0302830.

Is JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.

Are donations to JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE 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 JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE 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 JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE 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 JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RENEE SEIDLER WULFF.

Who are the officers and directors of JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $97,838 (RENEE SEIDLER WULFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $726,156, expenses of $683,163 and total assets of $527,520 at year end.

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