Nonprofit · EIN 62-1245975
WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC
Tax-exempt · MEMPHIS, TN 38111
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,818,902 | $1,465,207 | $1,353,695 | $23,152,436 | $12,448,027 | $10,704,409 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,340,774 | $1,548,350 | $792,424 | $9,124,483 | $471,902 | $8,652,581 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,364,185
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $160,677
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$108,517
- Net income from fundraising events
- $294,040
- Other revenue
- $294,040
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $896,501
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,019,010
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $69,166
- Travel
- $17,142
- Depreciation
- $27,184
- Program services (functional)
- $758,264
- Management and general (functional)
- $472,944
- Fundraising (functional)
- $233,999
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,124,483
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,152,436
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,448,027
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,704,409
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,151,349
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,494,622
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,209,787
- Gross receipts
- $3,400,695
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 885
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- TN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK HOUSTON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $124,519 |
| SUSAN GRAHAM | CDO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,125 |
| JOHN HARTNEY | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $18,750 |
| KASSANDRA BERNSKOETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JARED BIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILL BLADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DARIN BLUNCK | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DON CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SAM FARGOSTEIN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| STEVE FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRED H GEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHIP GREER | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALANA GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SKEET HAAG | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTOPHER C HORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MITCHELL LANSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEDRIC MCGHEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID SCULLY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CAROL SEAMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL SEEKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PERCIE A STRONG-JENKINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEITH COLE | EXECUTIVE DI Former | – | $107,000 |
| KASSANDRA BERNSKOETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JARED BIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILL BLADT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DARIN BLUNCK | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DON CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SAM FARGOSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEVE FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRED H GEYER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHIP GREER | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALANA GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SKEET HAAG | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JOHN HARTNEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KRISTOPHER C HORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MITCHELL LANSKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEDRIC MCGHEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID SCULLY | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CAROL SEAMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL SEEKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PERCIE A STRONG-JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIK HOUSTON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 11031, MEMPHIS, TN 38111-0031
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIK HOUSTON, 4403 ROBINSON LOOP E, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 38654
- Signed the 990
- ERIK HOUSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (901) 752-6500
- Website
- WWW.WOLFRIVER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PATRICK ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES PLLC
Mission
IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE THE WOLF RIVER AND ITS ENVIRONMENT AS A NATURAL RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LOW IMPACT RECREATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PAID TO DESIGN AND MAINTAIN THE NATURAL GREENWAY ALONG THE WOLF RIVER. THIS GREENWAY WILL BE USED FOR CONSERVATION, A NATURAL RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND LOW IMPACT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $529,535 · revenue $1,759,975
- THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS VARIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WOLF RIVER AND ITS CONSERVATION. THERE WAS ALSO A DONATION OF THE GREENWAY TRAIL TO THE CITY OF MEMPHIS IN 2022 TOTALING 7,854,474.Expenses $79,319 · revenue $288,108
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE A PERCENTAGE OF SALARIES, OTHER COST OF ACTIVITIES, ETC.Expenses $75,845 · revenue $252,081
- THE ORGANIZATION HELD ITS ANNUAL GREENWAY DINNER. THIS EVENT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION THE OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE WOLF RIVER. IT ALSO PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF THE RIVER BY INFORMING THE PEOPLE HOW IMPORTANT THE RIVER IS TO THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE MID-SOUTH REGION.Expenses $73,565 · revenue $381,420
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 | Not 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
- 62-1245975
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,152,436
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,818,902
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,818,902 | $1,465,207 | $23,152,436 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,340,774 | $1,548,350 | $9,124,483 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,862,598 | $9,297,800 | $8,264,168 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 62-1245975).
Questions about WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC
- What is the EIN of WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC is 62-1245975.
- Is WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC 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 WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC 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 WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIK HOUSTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,519 (ERIK HOUSTON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does WOLF RIVER CONSERVANCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,818,902, expenses of $1,465,207 and total assets of $23,152,436 at year end.
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