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Nonprofit · EIN 62-1806324

TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · NASHVILLE, TN 37211

Financials

$6.2M$6.1M2023$19.8M$5.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$19,778,172$5,274,414$14,503,758$14,404,267$5,313,495$9,090,772
December 31, 2023990$6,200,180$6,104,263$95,917$51,589,488$56,874,190-$5,284,702
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,929,897
of which government grants
$3,153,151
Program service revenue
$65,676
Investment income
$13,368,304
Net gain from sales of assets
$11,964,277
Net income from fundraising events
$2,428,905
Net income from sales of inventory
-$21,754
Other revenue
$2,414,295

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,214,912
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$245,872
Other salaries and wages
$769,190
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,166,463
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,847
Accounting fees
$102,617
Travel
$35,834
Depreciation
$13,582
Program services (functional)
$4,076,538
Management and general (functional)
$385,795
Fundraising (functional)
$812,081

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$51,589,488
Total assets, end of year
$14,404,267
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,313,495
Net assets, end of year
$9,090,772
Land, buildings and equipment
$6,211,004
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,065,209
Net assets with donor restrictions
$25,563
Gross receipts
$61,782,505
Employees
18
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1999
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOEY WOODARDPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$120,649$22,880
ERIC CHANCECOO
Trustee or director
40$125,223$0
ANGIE BOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEVERLY JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONNIE KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BURDENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID MCMAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNIE COVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MCMILLINVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JIM BLEDSOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MOOREPRESIDENT/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RHEY HOUSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROY HARMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUSTY WHALEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOEY WOODARDPROGRAM DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$138,141$24,420
ERIC CHANCECOO
Trustee or director
40$125,266$4,989
ANGIE BOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEVERLY JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONNIE KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID BURDENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAVID MCMAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONNIE COVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MCMILLINVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JIM BLEDSOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIM WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK MOOREPRESIDENT/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RHEY HOUSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROY HARMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUSTY WHALEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5000 LINBAR DR STE 275, NASHVILLE, TN 37211-8209
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIC CHANCE, 5000 LINBAR DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37211
Signed the 990
ERIC CHANCE, COO
Phone
(615) 831-9311
Return prepared by
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Mission

THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION, INC. (TWRF) WAS ESTABLISHED TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE RESOURCES IN TENNESSEE. THE TWRF'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORTION, RESPONSIBLE LAND STWEARDSHIP AND TENNESSEE'S RICH HUNTING AND FISHING HERITAGE. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE TWRF MISSION IS ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY. THIS PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATIVE EFFORT YIELDS BENEFITS FOR TENNESSEE'S SPORTSMAN AND WOMEN THROUGH SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC LAND ACQUISITION, FUNDING FOR WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND VARIOUS YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION (TWRF) ADVANCES HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESPONSIBLE LAND STEWARDSHIP ACROSS TENNESSEE, PRESERVING THE STATE'S HUNTING AND FISHING HERITAGE. TWRF ENGAGES COMMUNITIES THROUGH R3 INITIATIVES (RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND REACTIVATION), PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN HUNTING, FISHING, AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE SCHOLASTIC ACTION SHOOTING PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS YOUTH IN FIREARMS SAFETY AND MARKSMANSHIP, AND MSCS, LLC, A TWRF-OWNED SHOOTING RANGE FOSTERING SAFE RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS CONNECT THOUSANDS OF TENNESSEANS TO THE OUTDOORS, STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION AND HERITAGE TRADITIONS.
    Expenses $3,563,333 · grants $1,214,912 · revenue $65,676
  • THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE TSMP, A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, CREATED TO ADMINISTER AN IN-LIEU FEE (ILF) PROGRAM UNDER SECTIONS 401 AND 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. UNDER THE TERMS OF A 2013 IN- LIEU-FEE INSTRUMENT SIGNED BY VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, THE TSMP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MITIGATION PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN REQUIRED UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT. THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE), IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INTERAGENCY REVIEW TEAM (IRT), MUST APPROVE ALL COMPENSATORY MITIGATION PROJECTS AND THE TSMP MUST SUBMIT ANNUAL MONITORING REPORTS FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. IMPACTS AUTHORIZED THROUGH PERMIT SECTIONS 401 AND 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT OFTEN REQUIRE COMPENSATORY MITIGATION. PERMITTEES MAY MITIGATE FOR IMPACTS THEMSELVES, PURCHASE CREDITS FROM A MITIGATION BANK OR PAY A THIRD-PARTY ILF PROGRAM PROVIDER TO CONDUCT THE MITIGATION ON THEIR BEHALF. THE TSMP IS ONE SUCH THIRD-PARTY ILF PROGRAM PROVIDER.
    Expenses $422,012
  • THE FOUNDATION OWNS AND OPERATES THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHOOTING COMPLEX (MCSC), A SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY, AS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE MCSC IS A TENNESSEE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
    Expenses $91,193

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
62-1806324
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
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D113)
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,404,267
Income (IRS master file)
$61,782,505

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$19,778,172$5,274,414$14,404,267XML
990December 2023$6,200,180$6,104,263$51,589,488XML
990December 2022$4,696,100$4,917,518$48,945,762IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 62-1806324).

Questions about TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC is 62-1806324.
Is TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION 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 TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIC CHANCE.
Who are the officers and directors of TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,649 (JOEY WOODARD, PROGRAM DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $19,778,172, expenses of $5,274,414 and total assets of $14,404,267 at year end.

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