2026-09-18T11:13:56-05:00 2025-12-31 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 6550 N FEDERAL HIGHWAY 4TH FLOOR FT LAUDERDALE FL 33308 990 2025-01-01 860534380 NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY NATI 3034661725 10465 MELODY DRIVE 325 NORTHGLENN CO 80234 JULIE THORSTENSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3034661725 2026-09-18 1 TYLER JOHNSON P01959117 9547710896 2026-09-18 2025 JULIE THORSTENSON 10465 MELODY DRIVE 325 NORTHGLENN CO 80234 4686340 0 X WWW.NAFWS.ORG X 1983 CO TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES WITH THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR FISH, WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. 14 14 25 25 0 0 4995481 4365466 213502 222131 16096 89324 16381 9419 5241460 4686340 39246 40500 0 0 1871892 2217205 0 0 128651 1731043 1844058 3642181 4101763 1599279 584577 8502221 9875183 4656202 5433335 3846019 4441848 X TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES WITH THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR FISH, WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES. 0 0 3453540 222131 TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: WE PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO 369 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND SERVED 5,026 PARTICIPANTS (SUM OF ALL ATTENDEES AND INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING REPEAT CUSTOMERS) IN 2025. THIS INCLUDED 71 TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS SUCH AS CLIMATE RESILIENCE, INVASIVE SPECIES, NEPA, WILDLIFE CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, GRANT WRITING AND WILDLIFE DISEASE SAMPLING. TRIBAL CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT: THROUGHOUT 2025, NAFWS PROVIDED TRIBAL CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (CLEOS) TRAININGS TO SUPPLEMENT AND/OR ACHIEVE ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OR TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES AS SWORN PEACE OFFICERS. IN TOTAL 148 CLEOS RECEIVED TRAINING REPRESENTING 66 TRIBES. TRAININGS TOPICS INCLUDED WATERFOWL IDENTIFICATION, HUNT SAFE, HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, TACTICAL MEDICAL TRAINING, DEFENSE TACTICS, LEGAL UPDATES, AND FIREARM TRAINING.HABITAT CONNECTIVITY: THE INTENT OF THIS WORK IS TO ASSIST WILDLIFE MOVEMENT BETWEEN HABITATS AND AREAS WHILE MINIMIZING MORTALITY RISK AND HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. AT TIMES IT IS NECESSARY FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, OR OTHER TRIBAL ENTITIES, TO ADDRESS CORRIDOR CONCERNS ON TRIBAL LANDS. DURING 2025, THE WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY COORDINATOR (WCC) DEVELOPED CONTACTS WITH A TOTAL OF 113 TRIBES ACROSS 25 STATES. THE WCC FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES WORKING ON WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY AND CREATING FEDERAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IMPROVE THE CAPACITY AND INCLUSIVENESS RELATED TO WILDLIFE MIGRATION CONSERVATION. THIS WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED VIA REGULAR TRIBAL-ONLY WORKING GROUP MEETINGS THAT ADDRESS CURRENT MIGRATION ISSUES, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, AND/OR LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES IN MANAGING UNGULATE SPECIES. INVASIVE SPECIES: THE INVASIVE SPECIES TEAM HELP BUILD TRIBAL CAPACITY TO MANAGE INVASIVE SPECIES AND IMPLEMENT EARLY DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE (EDRR) AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. THE INVASIVE SPECIES TEAM SERVED 229 CONTACTS REPRESENTING 128 TRIBES THROUGH CLUB MEETINGS, DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS. FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS: BIOLOGISTS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES TO IDENTIFY INVASIVE SPECIES, MONITOR WILDLIFE DISEASE CHANGES, SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAMMING, DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOP A RESOURCE BANK TO ASSIST TRIBES IN PROTECTION OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND POPULATIONS. HUNTSAFE PROGRAM: THE NAFWS HUNTSAFE PROGRAM WAS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL HUNTER'S EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN NOVEMBER 2022. IN 2025, THE HUNT SAFE INSTRUCTOR COURSE INCLUDED 122 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 48 TRIBES COMPLETING THE INSTRUCTOR COURSES. ALASKA TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE: THE ALASKA TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE LIAISON (TCRL) TEAM MADE UP OF A SENIOR TCRL AND TWO ASSISTANT TCRLS. WE ALSO HOSTED AN ALASKA NATIVE INTERN FOCUSED ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN AK. THE TEAM HELD WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS CLIMATE RELATED TOPICS. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: THE NAFWS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION COMMITTEE (RPC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING RESEARCH ON AND ABOUT TRIBAL LANDS, RESOURCES, AND PEOPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE RPC IS TO AID TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS TO NAVIGATE, PURSUE, AND APPLY THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH-RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING RESEARCH GUIDANCE, DATA SOVEREIGNTY, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, FUNDING, PUBLICATIONS, AND ACADEMIA INVOLVEMENT. IN 2025 THE RPC TEAM WORKED ON DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLICATION "FROM THE FIELD ELEVATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE".GRANTS TEAM: IN 2025, THE GRANTS TEAM, COMPOSED OF A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND TWO GRANT FIELD LIAISONS PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICES AND HELPED SEEK OUT AND APPLY FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING MORE FUNDS DIRECTED TOWARDS TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS. THE TEAM ASSISTED WITH DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICE REQUESTS REGARDING SEEKING, APPLYING FOR, MANAGING, AND REPORTING ON GRANTS. IN 2025, NAFWS STAFF PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICES (INCLUDING ONE ON ONE COMMUNICATION, TRAININGS, WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS) TO 369 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, 40 GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, 94 TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, 70 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING 10 TRIBAL COLLEGES), 159 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/CONTRACTORS. ASSISTANCE VARIED GREATLY BUT THE MAJORITY OF DIRECT REQUESTS WERE ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING FUNDING, TRAININGS REQUESTS, MEDIA REQUESTS, AND RESEARCH. 33109 FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY (NAFWS), AN INTERTRIBAL NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3), HAS STRIVED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND MEMBER TRIBES; DIRECTLY, THROUGH CONFERENCES, TRAINING, YOUTH EDUCATION, AND INDIRECTLY; THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT OF, AND PROVIDING VENUES FOR GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND BY PARTICIPATING WITH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES IN INDIAN COUNTRY. THESE INCLUDED THE 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE GREAT PLAINS REGION AND HOSTED BY THE EASTERN SHOSHONE AND NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBES OF THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION MAY 12-15, 2025. IN ATTENDANCE WERE 306 PEOPLE REPRESENTING 78 TRIBES FROM ALL 7 NAFWS REGIONS. WE ALSO HOSTED 5 REGIONAL CONFERENCES WITH A TOTAL OF 471 PARTICIPANTS FROM 75 TRIBAL NATIONS.MEMBERSHIP: IN 2025, THERE WERE 77 ACTIVE MEMBER TRIBE MEMBERSHIPS AND 527 ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH MEMBERSHIPS RENEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS. CONFERENCES IN 6 REGIONS AND A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE CONTRIBUTED TO MEMBERSHIP GROWTH. 56720 40500 EDUCATION: NATIONAL SUMMER YOUTH PRACTICUM: 8 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 5 TRIBES FROM FOUR NAFWS REGIONS ATTENDED THE 2025 NATIONAL SYP WHICH TOOK PLACE AT BOTH THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN CAMPUS AND MAIN CAMPUS. STUDENTS HEARD FROM 14 GUEST LECTURERS AND PARTICIPATED IN TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS UTILIZED THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR A INVASIVES SPECIES PLAN CHALLENGE AND STAFF SELECTED A STUDENT GROUP TO ATTEND THE 2026 NAFWS NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO PRESENT THEIR PLAN. ALASKA SUMMER YOUTH PRACTICUM: 6 ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH FROM 4 TRIBES PARTICIPATED IN THE THIRD ALASKA SYP. THE SIX-DAY PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN ANCHORAGE, AK ON THE ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND BIRCHWOOD CAMP IN CHUGIAK, AK. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT OPTIONS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, CAREER PATHWAYS, SALMON RESTORATION, RIPARIAN PLANT ECOLOGY, WATERSHED SCIENCE, ALASKA FISH & WILDLIFE REGULATORY SYSTEMS, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WITH HUMAN INTERACTIONS IN A NEARBY PARK. INTERNSHIPS: NAFWS WELCOMED THREE NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS AS INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER.SCHOLARSHIPS: NAFWS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 15 NATIVE SCHOLARS. NATIVE EMERGING PROFESSIONALS: NAFWS HOSTED THE FIFTH NATIONAL TRIBAL POSTER SESSION AND PROFESSIONAL MIXER DURING THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MAY. 3543369 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AK AL AR AZ CO ID MI MS MT NM NV OR PA SD WA WI X JULIE THORSTENSON 3034661725 10465 MELODY DRIVE 325 NORTHGLENN CO 80234 DONALD J REITER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LAVOIE VICE-PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN TALAYUMPTEWA SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THEODORE LAME BULL JR DIRECTOR (THRU 10/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN CARL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT GAMBLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAUN GRASSEL DIRECTOR (THRU 05/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ORVILLE HUNTINGTON DIRECTOR (THRU 10/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ART LAWSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY METOXEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA NEZ DIRECTOR (THRU 09/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE ROBERTS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALMA ROSIE SANCHEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLA SANTANA-CAZARES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN SIMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL THOMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAI-T BLUE SKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE THORSTENSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 189139 0 11433 189139 0 11433 1 0 1 0 0 42150 2578951 1744365 4365466 CONFERENCE REVENUE 611710 211501 211501 TRAINING INCOME 611710 10630 10630 222131 89324 89324 9419 9419 9419 4686340 222131 0 98743 40500 40500 200099 170486 20057 9556 1555868 1322488 155587 77793 45984 38685 4551 2748 272537 231656 27254 13627 142717 121310 14271 7136 15488 13164 1549 775 142855 142855 802 802 361124 358854 1513 757 111019 89807 16993 4219 67340 57239 6734 3367 801219 799983 824 412 137048 116491 13705 6852 3402 2900 335 167 4846 4119 485 242 PROGRAM SERVICES 171962 171962 CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE 15645 14863 782 DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 4385 3725 442 218 6923 6923 4101763 3543369 429743 128651 332664 343889 7164335 8099434 487154 896470 27940 37500 81985 80587 4746 1398 409694 444544 75688 51948 8502221 9875183 125593 196547 4530609 5236788 4656202 5433335 X 3198429 3808318 647590 633530 3846019 4441848 8502221 9875183 584577 11252 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1032151 2146139 3937400 4995481 4365466 16476637 1032151 2146139 3937400 4995481 4365466 16476637 1249526 15227111 358 120 9485 16096 89324 115383 1040 4938 13076 16381 9419 44854 16636874 762030 0.91530 0.99680 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 1,040. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,938. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 13,076. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 16,381. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 9,419. 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NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO AMOUNTS TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 15 40500 PART I, LINE 2: ALL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PAID TO THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION THE STUDENT ATTENDS WITH THE STUDENT'S NAME IDENTIFIED. NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING IS CONSIDERED NECESSARY. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 JULIE THORSTENSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 187639 0 1500 0 0 0 9457 0 1976 0 200572 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 ALL STAFF RECEIVED A CHRISTMAS BONUS BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRIBAL MEMBERSHIPS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH REGION VOTES FOR THEIR 2 DIRECTORS AND THEN ALL MEMBERS MAY VOTE AT BUSINESS MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE SOCIETY MAY BE DISSOLVED UPON A VOTE OF 3/4 OF THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY PRESENT AT A MEETING CALLED FOR SUCH PURPOSE. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NO CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND ONE OR MORE OF ITS MEMBERS, OR ANY OTHER CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, OR ENTITY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF ITS MEMBERS ARE DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS, OR ARE FINANCIALLY INTERESTED, SHALL BE EITHER VOID OR VOIDABLE SOLELY BECAUSE OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST, OR SOLELY BECAUSE SUCH MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF, WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES, OR RATIFIES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, OR SOLELY BECAUSE THEIR VOTES ARE COUNTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, IF: (I) THE FACT OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST IS DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, OR THE COMMITTEE WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES, OR RATIFIES THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, BY A VOTE OR CONSENT SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTES OR CONSENT OF SUCH INTERESTED MEMBERS; OR (II) THE FACT OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST IS DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE, AND THEY AUTHORIZE, APPROVE, OR RATIFY SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY VOTE OR WRITTEN CONSENT; OR (III) THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE SOCIETY. COMMON OR INTERESTED MEMBERS MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF, WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES, OR RATIFIES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EACH YEAR IN DECEMBER, JULIE THORSTENSON'S COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED, DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.