2025-06-12T13:30:43-04:00 2024-12-31 472486384 JP BANKA & CO 2505 ANTHEM VILLAGE DR SUITE E536 HENDERSON NV 89052 990 2024-01-01 942950514 FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN FRAT 7758308548 PO BOX 27494 LAS VEGAS NV 891261494 JACKIE ERTEL SECRETARY 7027337827 2025-06-05 true false JACK P BANKA P00698842 7027583938 2025-06-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PATRICK CUMMINGS PO BOX 27494 LAS VEGAS NV 891261494 247257 false X WWW.FRATERNITYOFTHEDESERTBIGHORN.COM X NV THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN IS DEDICATED TO THE UTILIZATION, CONSERVATION AND WELFARE OF THE DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP. THE FRATERNITY WORKS WITH VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP. 12 12 0 0 381022 16802 0 44556 78564 -10079 -11927 415499 83439 40000 0 0 0 0 5517 230689 118053 270689 118053 144810 -34614 2752963 2894893 0 2752963 2894893 X SEE SCHEDULE O false false 38928 WATER LEVEL MONITORING SYSTEMS - RANCHBOT. 23172 FUTURE WATER PROJECT SUPPLIES. 2973 PROJECT SUPPLIES FOR DONNA, SHEEPCAMP AND MUDDY 7. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN IS A 100% VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN LAS VEGAS, NV, WITH MEMBERS "UNSELFISHLY DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT BIGHORN AND NEVADA'S WILDLIFE." THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1964 BY A HANDFUL OF CONCERNED ADVOCATES AND CONSERVATIONISTS WHEN THE DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATION IN NEVADA WAS AT A HISTORIC LOW OF LESS THAN 2,000 ANIMALS. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN HAS WORKED OVER THE LAST SIX DECADES IN UNISON WITH NDOW AND OTHER LIKE-MINDED CONSERVATION GROUPS TO RECOVER BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA NOW NEARING 10,000 ANIMALS. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN DID NOT HOLD ITS ANNUAL BANQUET IN 2024. DURING 2024, THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN INSTALLED TWO NEW WATER GUZZLER PROJECTS (MUDDY 7 & RUG MOUNTAIN) AND COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 EXISTING WATER GUZZLER PROJECTS (SHEEP CAMP, ROCKY & DONNA). EACH OF THESE PROJECTS CONSISTED OF THE INSTALLATION OF APRONS, WATER STORAGE TANKS, PLUMBING, AND DRINKERS ( AREA WHERE THE ANIMALS DRINK FROM). AT THE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, THEY ALSO INCLUDED THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING PROJECT MATERIALS. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROJECTS THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN HAS BEGUN THE STRATEGIC INSTALLATION OF WATER TANK MONITORING SYSTEMS (RANCHBOTS) PROJECT. THESE SYSTEMS ALLOW THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO MONITOR THE WATER LEVEL IN THE STORAGE TANKS AND PRECIPITATION AT THE PROJECTS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN SENT VIA SATELLITE TO THE INTERNET. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN ALSO CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP AND THEIR CONSERVATION. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN DID THIS BY SUPPORTING YOUTH EDUCATION AT THE CLARK COUNTY FAIR AND RANGE CAMP, AND THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL POPULATION BY SUPPORTING THE DESERT BIGHORN COUNCIL WORKSHOP, WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION CONVENTION, WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION CHAPTERS AND AFFILIATES MEETING, AND THE NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP WORKING GROUP. THE FRATERNITY HAS MONTHLY MEETINGS AT SIERRA GOLD TO PLAN WATER DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PROJECTS TO HELP THE WELFARE AND COSERVATION OF THE DESERT BIGHORN AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN NEVADA. 65073 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true false false false X JACKIE ERTEL 7758308548 PO BOX 27494 LAS VEGAS NV 891261494 X MATTHEW BLACKBURN VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK CUMMINGS PRESIDENT 10.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE ERTEL SECRETARY 10.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MERCER TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 4782 12020 16802 82370 82370 139489 8596 151891 -12402 8596 -3806 -3806 11927 -11927 -11927 83439 -3806 70443 11795 11795 22812 22812 3577 183 3394 8853 8853 508 508 1507 1507 3312 3312 WATER LEVEL MONITORING 38928 38928 FUTURE WATER PROJECTS 23172 23172 DONNA, SHEEPCAMP, MUDDY 7 2973 2973 FEE/SERVICE CHARGE 616 616 118053 65073 47463 5517 396826 326494 2356137 4340 4340 2568399 2752963 2894893 0 0 X 396826 326494 2356137 2568399 2752963 2894893 2752963 2894893 -34614 176544 X false false false X 551447 534251 564627 381022 16802 2048149 -11277 -11277 218230 116691 111287 446208 758400 534251 681318 492309 16802 2483080 2483080 19395 32123 41034 59115 82370 234037 19395 32123 41034 59115 82370 234037 777795 566374 722352 551424 99172 2717117 0.91390 0.95540 0.09000 0.04000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4340 4340 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN IS A 100% VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN LAS VEGAS, NV, WITH MEMBERS "UNSELFISHLY DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT BIGHORN AND NEVADA'S WILDLIFE." THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1964 BY A HANDFUL OF CONCERNED ADVOCATES AND CONSERVATIONISTS WHEN THE DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATION IN NEVADA WAS AT A HISTORIC LOW OF LESS THAN 2,000 ANIMALS. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN HAS WORKED OVER THE LAST SIX DECADES IN UNISON WITH NDOW AND OTHER LIKE-MINDED CONSERVATION GROUPS TO RECOVER BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATIONS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA NOW NEARING 10,000 ANIMALS. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN DID NOT HOLD ITS ANNUAL BANQUET IN 2024. DURING 2024, THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN INSTALLED TWO NEW WATER GUZZLER PROJECTS (MUDDY 7 & RUG MOUNTAIN) AND COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 EXISTING WATER GUZZLER PROJECTS (SHEEP CAMP, ROCKY & DONNA). EACH OF THESE PROJECTS CONSISTED OF THE INSTALLATION OF APRONS, WATER STORAGE TANKS, PLUMBING, AND DRINKERS ( AREA WHERE THE ANIMALS DRINK FROM). AT THE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, THEY ALSO INCLUDED THE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING PROJECT MATERIALS. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROJECTS THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN HAS BEGUN THE STRATEGIC INSTALLATION OF WATER TANK MONITORING SYSTEMS (RANCHBOTS) PROJECT. THESE SYSTEMS ALLOW THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS TO MONITOR THE WATER LEVEL IN THE STORAGE TANKS AND PRECIPITATION AT THE PROJECTS THEY ARE ATTACHED TO. THIS INFORMATION IS THEN SENT VIA SATELLITE TO THE INTERNET. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN ALSO CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT DESERT BIGHORN SHEEP AND THEIR CONSERVATION. THE FRATERNITY OF THE DESERT BIGHORN DID THIS BY SUPPORTING YOUTH EDUCATION AT THE CLARK COUNTY FAIR AND RANGE CAMP, AND THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL POPULATION BY SUPPORTING THE DESERT BIGHORN COUNCIL WORKSHOP, WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION CONVENTION, WILD SHEEP FOUNDATION CHAPTERS AND AFFILIATES MEETING, AND THE NEVADA BIGHORN SHEEP WORKING GROUP. THE FRATERNITY HAS MONTHLY MEETINGS AT SIERRA GOLD TO PLAN WATER DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER PROJECTS TO HELP THE WELFARE AND COSERVATION OF THE DESERT BIGHORN AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN NEVADA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 YES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A YES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B YES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND SECRETARY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C YES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS ARE LOCATED ON ITS WEBSITE AT WWW.FRATERNITYOFTHEDESERTBIGHORN.COM/ABOUT