Nonprofit · EIN 36-3964401
BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN
Tax-exempt · W YELLOWSTONE, MT 59758
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $403,022 | $304,747 | $98,275 | $860,730 | $12,310 | $848,420 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $471,062 | $409,285 | $61,777 | $794,313 | $44,168 | $750,145 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $332,032 | $527,288 | -$195,256 | $763,097 | $74,729 | $688,368 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $368,086
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $21
- Net rental income
- -$3,967
- Net income from fundraising events
- $24,778
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $9,812
- Other revenue
- $34,915
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $53,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $59,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $122,072
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $26,700
- Travel
- $9,508
- Depreciation
- $6,358
- Program services (functional)
- $234,654
- Management and general (functional)
- $27,428
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,665
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $794,313
- Total assets, end of year
- $860,730
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,310
- Net assets, end of year
- $848,420
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $612,881
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $848,420
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$3,967
- Gross receipts
- $436,049
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- MT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTINE SANCHEZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $27,000 |
| MICHAEL MEASE | Chairman Trustee or director | 30 | $26,000 |
| HEIDRUN KUBIESSA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DALLAS GUDGELL | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KASI CROCKER | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROMAN SANCHEZ | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL MEASE | Chairman Trustee or director | 30 | $30,767 |
| JUSTINE SANCHEZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $7,789 |
| HEIDRUN KUBIESSA | Chairman Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JAMES HOLT | Chairman Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROMAN SANCHEZ | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HOLT | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $55,000 |
| MICHAEL MEASE | Chairman Trustee or director | 25 | $29,793 |
| JUSTINE SANCHEZ | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WHITNI NELSON | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KASI CROCKER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROMAN SANCHEZ | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE JUAN TYLER | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14365 HEBGEN LAKE RD, W YELLOWSTONE, MT 59758-9723
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JUSTINE SANCHEZ, PO BOX 957, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT 59758
- Signed the 990
- JUSTINE SANCHEZ, President
- Phone
- (406) 646-0070
- Website
- WWW.BUFFALOFIELDCAMPAIGN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ASPIRE CPAS PLLC
Mission
TO PROTECT THE NATURAL HABITAT OF WILD MIGRATORY BUFFALO AND NATIVE WILDLIFE, TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER AND HARASSMENT OF AMERICA'S LAST WILD BUFFALO AS WELL AS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR LASTING PROTECTION,AND TO WORK WITH PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONS TO HONOR THE SACREDNESS OF THE WILD
Program accomplishments
- FRONTLINES DEFENSE OF YELLOWSTONE BISON - BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN'S CORE PROGRAM IS THE OPERATON OF THE DAILY FIELD PATROLS ALONG BISON MIGRATION CORRIDORS NEAR THE BOUNDRIES OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. PATROLS OPERATE DURING THE TIMES OF YEAR WHEN BISON ARE IN MONTANA. VOLUNTEERS EQUIPPED WITH STILL AND VIDEO CAMERAS DOCUMENT EVERY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST BUFFALO AND THE TOLL THESE OPERATIONS TAKE ON WILD SPECIES IN THE ECOSYSTEM. BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN PROVIDED TRAINING, ROOM, BOARD, WINTER CLOTHING, AND EQUIPMENT TO EACH OF THESE VOLUNTEERS OUTFITTING THEM FOR SOME OF THE MOST EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY. TIME SPENT IN THE PRESENCE OF WILD BISON - BOTH IN THEIR NATURAL GRACE AND THROUGH THE CHAOS OF HAZING , CAPTURE, AND SLAUGHTER OPERATIONS - INSPIRES BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS AND COORIDONATORS TO VISUALIZE, ORGANIZE, AND ACTUALIZE A WIDE RANGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT BRINGING PERMANENT PROTECTION TO THIS LAST WILD BISON POPULATION. A GOAL OF THE FRONTLINES BISON DEFENSE PROJECT IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT BISON MIGRATION ROUTES AND THE BISON'S RIGHT TO ACCESS THEM. THE ORGANIZATION CONVEY INFORMATION AND IMAGES GAINED THROUGH FIELD PATROLS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, AND RESEARCH TO CITIZENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE GLOBE.Expenses $129,060
- POLICY WORK, RESEARCH AND LEGAL PROGRAM - THE BFC RESEARCHERS INFORMATION RELATED TO THE YELLOWSTONE BUFFALO, BRUCELLOSIS AND WILDLIFE IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA. COORDINATORS CONDUCT EXTENSIVE RESEARCH INTO LAND USE ISSUES AND PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ATTEND PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES AND SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS OF MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AFFECTING THE YELLOWSTONE BISON.Expenses $77,436
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE BUFFALO FIELD CAMPIAGN'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS CONVEY INFORMATION AND IMAGES GAINED THROUGH FIELD PATROLS, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RESEARCH TO CITIZENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE GLOBE. BFC CONVEYS BUFFALO-RELATED NEWS AND INFORMATION THROUGH A MULTI-MEDIA WEBSITE, WEEKLY EMAIL UPDATES, COVERAGE IN MAINSTREAM AND ALTERNATIVE NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION, AND RADIO ON A VARIETY OF WEBSITES, ON ANNUAL ROAD SHOWS, AND THROUGH THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF AN ANNUAL NEWSLETTER.Expenses $28,158
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
- 36-3964401
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $860,730
- Income (IRS master file)
- $436,049
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $403,022 | $304,747 | $860,730 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $471,062 | $409,285 | $794,313 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $332,032 | $527,288 | $763,097 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $341,805 | $468,494 | $988,134 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 36-3964401).
Questions about BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN
- What is the EIN of BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN is 36-3964401.
- Is BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN 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 BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN 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 BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN 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 BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JUSTINE SANCHEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $27,000 (JUSTINE SANCHEZ, President).
- How much revenue does BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $403,022, expenses of $304,747 and total assets of $860,730 at year end.
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