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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0412328

WILD ARIZONA

Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85717

Financials

$931K$911K2023$1.5M$1.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WILD ARIZONA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,476,507$1,372,854$103,653$358,180$29,389$328,791
December 31, 2023990$930,681$911,039$19,642$273,354$48,216$225,138
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,363,528
of which government grants
$1,095,663
Program service revenue
$74,532
Investment income
$196
Net income from sales of inventory
$38,251
Other revenue
$38,251

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$84,000
Other salaries and wages
$746,690
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,013,234
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$5,815
Travel
$146,521
Depreciation
$2,244
Program services (functional)
$1,111,426
Management and general (functional)
$148,703
Fundraising (functional)
$112,725

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$273,354
Total assets, end of year
$358,180
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,389
Net assets, end of year
$328,791
Net assets without donor restrictions
$328,791
Gross receipts
$1,503,980
Employees
38
Volunteers
245
Year formed
2004
State of legal domicile
AZ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KELLY BURKEExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
35$84,000
MICHAEL QUINLANPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
KURT MENKEVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BRANDON ARENTSSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KIM VACARIUTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DON HOFFMANDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BART KOEHLERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG HULMESDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXIS FINLEYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
WINNIE LIANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
JOEL BARNESAdvisor
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KELLY BURKEExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director
35$77,000
MICHAEL QUINLANPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
KURT MENKEVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BRANDON ARENTSSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KIM VACARIUTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
WINNIE LIANGDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXIS FINLEYDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
BART KOEHLERDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
DON HOFFMANPast President
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUG HULMESPast Vice Pres
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 40340, TUCSON, AZ 85717-0340
In care of
% DON HOFFMAN
Signed the 990
MICHAEL QUINLAN, President
Phone
(520) 326-4300
Return prepared by
GREGG S BOSSEN CPA PC

Mission

Wild Arizonas mission is to protect, unite, and restore wild lands and waters across Arizona and beyond, for the enrichment and health of all generations, and to ensure Arizona's native plants and animals a lasting home in wild nature.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • January 1 December 31, 2024 Program Service AccomplishmentsWILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Wild Stew: Wild Stew is dedicated to restoring and protecting wilderness areas and other wild lands across Arizona to preserve ecological integrity. Arizona has 90 designated wilderness areas and agency resources are insufficient to address needs such as habitat restoration, trail maintenance, erosion control, removal of invasive species, installation of signage and wilderness stewardship activities. Wild Arizonas Wild Stew program employs a professional field crew to address these needs, while connecting volunteers to outdoor experiences in the wild. In concert with stewardship activities, we provide ecological and socio-cultural education to inform and inspire conservation advocacy.In 2024, Wild Stew completed projects located in the Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, and Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Gila and Coronado, and Tonto National Forests. Project partners included: Tonto and Coronado National Forest District Offices, National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Friends of the Verde River, Friends of Cave Creek, and Chiricahua Regional Council. In 2024, 245 Wild Stew volunteers provided 3,388 hours of service.Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaParia Beach Restoration: Wild Arizona completed the final stages of a multi-year project at the Colorado River to restore native woody vegetation across the lower and upper riparian terraces of Paria Beach. Many bird, reptile, and small mammal species have begun to use the habitat. Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestWild Arizonas crew improved more than 15 miles of trail, placed 134 cairns, built or repaired more than 100of drainage outlets, and removed hundreds of logs. Volunteers provided 1,640 hours of service to improve 12.05 miles of trail and remove 161 logs. Coronado National Forest2024 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program: Wild Arizona led a team of ten high school students from Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, and Alaska to live and work in Rucker Canyon on the southwest side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Projects included brush removal and corridor clearing along the Turtle Mountain Trail, Rucker Trail and around Cima cabin. Specifically, the group improved more than 2 miles of trail, installed bear-proof food boxes in a campground, improved a creek crossing, built a retaining wall/ramp, constructed multiple cairns for way finding, and constructed a 200 foot trail reroute.Sky Island Trail Maintenance and Improvement: In the Santa Rita, Dragoon and Santa Catalina wilderness areas, Wild Arizonas crew maintained more than 4 miles of trail, repaired some downward sloping sections of trail, installed multiple retaining walls, 58 steps and 22 drains, and constructed mile of new trail. Volunteers contributed more than 180 hours, improving erosion control, constructing 500 ft of tread, and installing multiple steps.Dry Blue Creek: Wild Arizona conducted a youth restoration field camp in the Dry Blue watershed, with the Chiricahua, Warm Springs, and Fort Sill Apache peoples. Youth and chaperones camped out in the Dry Blue watershed and took part in restoration efforts including willow pole planting, trail maintenance, springs assessment and monitoring. Seven volunteers attended for a total of 400 volunteer hours. Additionally, Wild Arizona crews completed meadow thinning over a 10.24 acre area. Approximately 3,356 trees were felled, two thirds of which were less than 6 in diameter. Such work reduces the risk of intense fire and erosion that can add sediment to streams.Tonto National ForestSierra Ancha and Salome Wilderness Areas: Wild Arizonas crew built a line of drainage structures, cairns, cut in more visible tread, and installed several wilderness signs. Wild Arizona also drafted a solitude monitoring plan for the Salome Wilderness area. Volunteers contributed 270 hours in gathering solitude monitoring data and in wilderness education.Highline Trail: Wild Arizona Field Crews rerouted dozens of miles of the trail to new, sustainable layouts. Crews made 519 rock dams, 53 rock mulch downs and one massive Zuni bowl meant to stop the process of headward erosion. In coordination with the Forest Service, Wild Arizona crews installed multiple gates, barriers, and trail signs to improve navigation for trail users.ENDURING PROTECTION, POLICY & PLANNING: This program proactively addresses diverse public lands, wildlife, and water issues facing Arizona, seeking to expand preservation of wilderness areas, natural waters, cultural landscapes and broad regional movement corridors through administrative, legislative, and executive plans and actions. Wild Arizona works with agencies, organizations, and constituents to advance wilderness stewardship and preservation, public lands protection, and conservation management across Arizona in our priority Wild Connections framework. This framework encompasses landscape and waterway protections within regional-scale corridors for sustaining wildlife, wilderness recreation, and Indigenous communities. Sky Islands Wild Connection: In 2024, Wild Arizona built a Western Sky Islands national monument campaign work group, adding collaboration with The Protection Campaign of Resources Legacy Fund and with Western Conservation Foundation program staff to conservation organization partners and the Arizona Trail Association. We collaborated through regular meetings and coordinated activities, which include planning, outreach, advocacy, organizing, and events, locally, regionally, and in Washington, D.C.Colorado River Wild Connection: In 2024, Wild Arizonas Grand Canyon Wildlands Council(GCWC) distributed the 9th printing of The Colorado River in Grand Canyon, River Map& Guidereaches thousands of commercial river rafting passengers annually witheducational information about the Colorado River and Grand Canyon. GCWC continued tolead a 'resource' group of Adaptive Management Program (AMP) stakeholders of theAdaptive Management Work Group, to strengthen conservation and tribal voices andtheir participation in informing Department of Interior decision-making on damoperations, with science based advisement to protect and enhance the Colorado Riverecosystem in Glen and Grand Canyons.Verde-San Pedro-Gila Rivers Wild Connection: Developed draft text for Upper Verde Wild and Scenic River legislation with input from Yavapai-Apache Nation (YAN). Conducted outreach in DC in spring 2024, especially for YAN Tribal Chairwoman Tanya Lewis who joined us for the meetings. Continued gaining business supporters, community orgs and local governments letters of support and resolutions, and media coverage. Grand Canyon to the Gila Wild Connection: Cosponsored Rumble on the Mountain event at the Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff. Artists featured at the event included Native American Award winning reggae rock band Innastate, Grammy nominated Dine' Musician/Activist Radmilla Cody, celebrated acoustic metal singer/songwriter Sage Bond, Hopi singer/composer Ryon Polequaptewa, the high elevation sounds of Summit Dub Squad, IrieZonaReggae Rock with Ed Kabotie & Tha 'Yoties, upcoming Nava-Hopi metal sensation Icy Whisper.
    Expenses $1,111,426

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0412328
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
2004
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C30)
Assets (IRS master file)
$358,180
Income (IRS master file)
$1,503,980

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,476,507$1,372,854$358,180XML
990December 2023$930,681$911,039$273,354XML
990December 2022$924,839$906,512$242,807IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990June 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 20-0412328).

Questions about WILD ARIZONA

What is the EIN of WILD ARIZONA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WILD ARIZONA is 20-0412328.
Is WILD ARIZONA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to WILD ARIZONA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WILD ARIZONA 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 WILD ARIZONA 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 WILD ARIZONA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of WILD ARIZONA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $84,000 (KELLY BURKE, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does WILD ARIZONA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,476,507, expenses of $1,372,854 and total assets of $358,180 at year end.

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