Nonprofit · EIN 38-3667856
WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SHERIDAN, WY 82801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $364,346 | $391,236 | -$26,890 | $1,135,318 | $8,179 | $1,127,139 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $405,657 | $491,265 | -$85,608 | $1,156,711 | $2,682 | $1,154,029 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $669,389 | $483,608 | $185,781 | $1,242,743 | $3,106 | $1,239,637 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $323,392
- of which government grants
- $3,000
- Membership dues
- $49,927
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $44,762
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $8,089
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,808
- Other revenue
- -$3,808
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $6,154
- Other salaries and wages
- $208,042
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $248,247
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,341
- Occupancy
- $6,145
- Travel
- $15,582
- Program services (functional)
- $299,949
- Management and general (functional)
- $90,851
- Fundraising (functional)
- $436
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,156,711
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,135,318
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,179
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,127,139
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,127,139
- Gross receipts
- $397,416
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 103
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON BANNON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $6,154 |
| JENNIFER MANS | BLM WILDLAND Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BART KOEHLER | ADVISORY COU Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAN STALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PETER STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH CLEMENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PEGGIE DEPASQUALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| IVA MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ARIEL KAZUNAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BARRY REISWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ANDREA HARRINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHALE CENTURY RENO | EXECUTIVE DI Former | 40 | $83,077 | $3,730 |
| BILL VOIGT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BART KOEHLER | ADVISORY COU Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MILA STENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA TATE JENKINS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PETER STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CLEMENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN MARSH | BLM WILDLAND Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| IVA MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN FRIDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY REISWIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHALE CENTURY RENO | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $66,823 | $2,005 |
| BRETT GOVERNANTI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BILL VOIGT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BRYON LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BART KOEHLER | ADVISORY COU Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER MCLAUGHLIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DON CRECELIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MILA STENDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA TATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| TAYLOR WASHBURN | COMMUNICATIO Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| PETER STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| CARLIE IDEKER | BT COMMUNITY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH WALKER | POLICY DIREC Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GOTTFRIED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CLEMENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN MARSH | BLM WILDLAND Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| IVA MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JACK SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ADDI JENKINS | MEMBER RELAT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6588, SHERIDAN, WY 82801-7101
- In care of
- % CHERYL PHINNEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- AARON BANNON, PO BOX 6588, SHERIDAN, WY 82801
- Signed the 990
- AARON BANNON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (307) 672-2751
- Website
- WWW.WILDWYO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HARKER MELLINGER LLC
Mission
THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION WORKS TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILD LANDS TO ENSURE A FUTURE OF WILD PLACES FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.
Program accomplishments
- THE WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATIONS HAD THREE MAJOR PUBLIC LANDS CAMPAIGNS IN 2025: THE BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST, THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ROCK SPRINGS PLAN AMENDMENT, AND THE KEEP IT PUBLIC WYOMING CAMPAIGN. THESE CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED EDUCATING OUR MEMBERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOOL GROUPS, BUSINESSES, DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE FUTURE OF THESE WILD PLACES, CURRENT MANAGEMENT, PLAN REVISIONS, AND DRAFT LEGISLATION DISCUSSIONS. WWA GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THE VALUE OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO THE AFOREMENTIONED GROUPS. CONCERNED CITIZENS WROTE COMMENTS ON DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLANS, PROPOSED PROJECTS, PRODUCED OP-EDS AND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, AND ATTENDED PUBLIC MEETINGS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT BASED ON OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS. WWA'S OUTREACH WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS, EMAIL ALERTS, BROCHURES, NEWSLETTERS, AND TABLING EVENTS. WWA INFORMED THE PUBLIC THROUGH PUBLICIZED OUTINGS, THE WILDWYO.ORG WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WHILE SERVING TO PROTECT WYOMING'S PUBLIC WILDLANDS WWA STAFF, BOARD MEMBERS, AND SUPPORTERS VOLUNTEERED ON MULTIPLE STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS ON NATIONAL FORESTS AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS. WWA PROVIDED 24 ADVOCACY ACTION ALERTS, 198 POSTCARDS TO LAWMAKERS, AND OVER 753 PETITION SIGNATURES DEFENDING THE ROCK SPRINGS BLM PLAN, THE ROADLESS RULE AND THE PUBLIC LANDS RULE.Expenses $295,238
- IN 2025, WWA HOSTED SEVERAL OUTINGS ACROSS THE STATE. OUTINGS LED PARTICIPANTS INTO AN INCREDIBLE ARRAY OF LANDSCAPES BOASTING ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND POTENTIAL WILDERNESS LANDSCAPES. IN ADDITION, WWA ATTENDED SEVEN CLASSES TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO 80 STUDENTS ON TOPICS INCLUDING LEAVE NO TRACE, PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT, AND WILDERNESS. WWA ALSO HOSTED THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IN SHERIDAN WITH OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS.
- IN 2025, WWA CONTINUED TO ELEVATE OUR STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS. WWA INVOLVED OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTING OVER 700 HOURS AND 40 DATA COLLECTIONS. 4 WILDERNESS AMBASSADORS SPENT OVER 300 HOURS MONITORING AND CLEARING TRAILS, EDUCATING FOREST VISITORS, INSTALLING SIGNS, AND GATHERING IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT DATA. ONE WILDERNESS STEWARD MONITORED THE CLOUD PEAK WILDERNESS THROUGH A COSTSHARE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WWA AND THE BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST. THROUGH OUTINGS AND PROJECTS WWA PROMOTED YOUTH ADVOCACY AND CONDUCTED USER-CREATED TRAIL INVENTORIES IN THE BIGHORN AND SHOSHONE NATIONAL FORESTS. TRAINING PROTOCOLS FOR SOLITUDE MONITORING AND USER-CREATED TRAIL INVENTORIES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH SIX COLLABORATIVE FOREST SERVICE AND WWA-LED TRAININGS.
- IN 2025, WWA CONTINUED TO SERVE AND FILL LEADERSHIP ROLES ON COLLABORATIVE DECISION-MAKING COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING THE BRIDGER-TETON WORKING GROUP, THE WYOMING BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT COALITION, AND THE KEEP IT PUBLIC WYOMING COALITION. WWA EDUCATES COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OUR SUPPORTERS AROUND PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION. PUBLIC COMMENT WAS GATHERED FROM WWA EMAIL ALERTS, NOTICES, COMMENT PORTALS, PUBLIC MEETING UPDATES, AND POSTCARD CAMPAIGNS. ADDITIONALLY, WWA HOSTED AND ATTENDED MULTIPLE VIRTUAL AND LIVE PUBLIC MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE PERSONALIZED COMMENTS AROUND LARGE SCALE PLANS, SUCH AS THE ROCK SPRINGS BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE PUBLIC LANDS RULE RESCISSION. MANY CONSTITUENTS FIND VALUE IN THESE WILD LANDSCAPES AND WWA INFORMS THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO STAY ENGAGED AND HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD. WWA CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS, DESIGNATED WILDERNESS, THE PUBLIC LANDS RULE AND THE ROADLESS RULE BY TRAVELING TO DC TWICE IN 2025. INITIATING 14 MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND STAFF. WWA CONTINUED TO MAKE GREAT STRIDES IN 2025 AROUND COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, WITH A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON TRIBAL, FEDERAL AGENCY AND CONSERVATION GROUP ENGAGEMENT WHO ALSO WORK ON THESE LANDSCAPES. PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS INCLUDED STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS, FILM SCREENING EVENTS, OUTDOOR RECREATION OUTINGS, INFORMATIONAL EVENTS, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, LAND MANAGEMENT MEETINGS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON VARIOUS PANELS AND PRESENT DURING CONSERVATION FORUMS.Expenses $4,711
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
- 38-3667856
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,135,318
- Income (IRS master file)
- $397,416
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $364,346 | $391,236 | $1,135,318 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $405,657 | $491,265 | $1,156,711 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $669,389 | $483,608 | $1,242,743 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $343,039 | $401,152 | $1,056,223 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 38-3667856).
Questions about WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION is 38-3667856.
- Is WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION 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 WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION 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 WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION 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 WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names AARON BANNON.
- Who are the officers and directors of WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,154 (AARON BANNON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does WYOMING WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $364,346, expenses of $391,236 and total assets of $1,135,318 at year end.
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