Nonprofit · EIN 27-5089685
MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND
Tax-exempt · WILSON, WY 83014
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $203,722 | $104,199 | $99,523 | $748,178 | $0 | $748,178 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $95,798 | $91,347 | $4,451 | $661,720 | $0 | $661,720 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $67,873 | $78,503 | -$10,630 | $625,093 | $0 | $625,093 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $124,191
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $79,515
- Royalties
- $16
- Other revenue
- $16
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $99,239
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,325
- Program services (functional)
- $99,239
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,470
- Fundraising (functional)
- $490
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $661,720
- Total assets, end of year
- $748,178
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $748,178
- Gross receipts
- $203,722
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALY COURTEMANCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN PATLA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLIE CRAIGHEAD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANN HARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANZ CAMENZIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY LOHUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KIM SPRINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NATHAN HOUGH | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALY COURTEMANCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN PATLA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANN HARVEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| CHARLIE CRAIGHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANZ CAMENZIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LOHUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALY COURTEMANCH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN PATLA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANN HARVEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| JOE BURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANZ CAMENZIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE HOLDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LOHUIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MARSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1932, WILSON, WY 83014-1932
- In care of
- % REGENA FIELD
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- PO Box 1932, Wilson WY 83014
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FRANCES CLARK, PO BOX 1932, WILSON, WY 83014
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Frances Clark, PO Box 1932, Wilson WY 83014
- Signed the 990
- FRANCES CLARK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (781) 259-9819
- Website
- rayneswildlifefund.org
- Return prepared by
- PAMELA G WEISS CPA Ret
Mission
TO INITIATE, AUGMENT OR SIMPLY FUND PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES TO HELP MAINTAIN VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WILDLIFE POPULATIONS INTO THE FUTURE,ESPECIALLY IN WY AND JACKSON HOLE, THROUGH SUPPORT OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, HABITAT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION.
Program accomplishments
- The Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund gave out 17 grants for a total distribution of just over $99,000 in 2025. Most grants were $5,000 or less. We are proud to provide grants to increase our understanding of species large and small, popular or unknown, in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Grantees continue to study Big Horn Sheep nutrition in Grand Teton National Park; rare plant populations on the shore of Lake Yellowstone; behavior of Loggerhead Shrikes and other songbirds in sagebrush habitats;Expenses $99,239 · grants $99,239
- and diets of Red Crossbills when not eating cone seeds. Finer studies included zooplankton in alpine lakes and micro-organisms in Yellowstones thermal pools. Public outreach grants helped sponsor the Annual Sandhill Crane Festival in Teton Valley, Idaho; Sporting Lead Free forums for hunters around the state; and plants for pollinator gardens at Astoria Hot Springs. We are pleased that our small grants are pivotal for graduate students and professional biologists researching ways to0
- understand and steward the wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in NW Wyoming.0
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
- 27-5089685
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $748,178
- Income (IRS master file)
- $203,722
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $203,722 | $104,199 | $748,178 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $95,798 | $91,347 | $661,720 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $67,873 | $78,503 | $625,093 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Frances Clark | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Bertram Raynes | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-EZ | 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 27-5089685).
Questions about MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND
- What is the EIN of MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND is 27-5089685.
- Is MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND 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 MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND 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 MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND 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 MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FRANCES CLARK.
- Who are the officers and directors of MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MEG AND BERT RAYNES WILDLIFE FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $203,722, expenses of $104,199 and total assets of $748,178 at year end.
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