Nonprofit · EIN 81-0421425
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · MISSOULA, MT 59808
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $100,089,143 | $90,084,188 | $10,004,955 | $151,500,836 | $9,115,332 | $142,385,504 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $83,528,636 | $74,173,733 | $9,354,903 | $141,374,719 | $9,465,144 | $131,909,575 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $64,186,373
- of which government grants
- $2,671,493
- Membership dues
- $4,687,155
- Program service revenue
- $24,635,545
- Investment income
- $9,460,484
- Royalties
- $197,787
- Net rental income
- $11,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,751,207
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,272,872
- Net income from gaming
- -$138,039
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $433,414
- Other revenue
- $1,806,741
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,219,469
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,640,725
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,395,949
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,935,576
- Professional fundraising fees
- $7,975
- Legal fees
- $94,084
- Accounting fees
- $203,850
- Occupancy
- $414,727
- Travel
- $1,318,790
- Depreciation
- $636,602
- Program services (functional)
- $67,074,810
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,613,697
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,395,681
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $141,374,719
- Total assets, end of year
- $151,500,836
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,115,332
- Net assets, end of year
- $142,385,504
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,148,442
- Publicly traded securities
- $93,452,582
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $86,690,649
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $55,694,855
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,055,664
- Gross receipts
- $109,984,744
- Employees
- 168
- Volunteers
- 8,400
- Year formed
- 1984
- 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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R KYLE WEAVER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $592,370 | $46,738 |
| SHANE CRONK | CFO / TREASURER Officer | 50 | $269,570 | $43,387 |
| STEVE DECKER | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $260,099 | $24,481 |
| CASEY CLINE | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $188,865 | $34,677 |
| GRANT PARKER | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $190,140 | $33,216 |
| RODNEY TRIEPKE | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $187,414 | $26,428 |
| BLAKE HENNING | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $176,930 | $21,235 |
| JENNIFER DOHERTY MNG DIR | OF MISSION OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $141,516 | $36,901 |
| KIRK MURPHY | DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW Highest-paid employee | 50 | $141,940 | $31,065 |
| RIZA LESSER MNG DIR | OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 50 | $151,149 | $8,489 |
| FRED LEKSE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBIAS TOBY BUCK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J BAKER | DIRECTOR (THROUGH OCT. 28, 2024) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAURICE HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DONNA MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARC PIERCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM RAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TOM ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VINCE ROSDAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ASHLEE STRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TODD WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R KYLE WEAVER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $558,987 | $44,942 |
| SHANE CRONK | CFO / TREASURER Officer | 50 | $248,022 | $42,297 |
| STEVE DECKER | CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $235,747 | $24,030 |
| RODNEY TRIEPKE | MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT Key employee | 50 | $188,260 | $26,415 |
| GRANT PARKER | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 50 | $171,147 | $32,432 |
| BLAKE HENNING | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Key employee | 50 | $166,559 | $20,685 |
| CHAD FRANKLIN | MNG. DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $140,165 | $31,704 |
| CASEY CLINE | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $131,310 | $33,565 |
| KIRK MURPHY | DIR. OF FIELD OPERATIONS - NW Highest-paid employee | 50 | $138,810 | $23,915 |
| ANDERSON SMITH | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $117,160 | $29,795 |
| RIZA LESSER MNG DIR | OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $136,863 | $7,771 |
| FRED LEKSE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBIAS TOBY BUCK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES J BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLIE DECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY DELANEY | DIRECTOR THRU 09/2023 Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY HOLLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCE ROSDAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE STEPHENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEE STRONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARTIN VAVRA PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5705 GRANT CREEK RD, MISSOULA, MT 59808-9394
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHANE CRONK, 5705 GRANT CREEK RD, MISSOULA, MT 59808
- Signed the 990
- SHANE CRONK, CFO/TREASURER
- Phone
- (406) 523-4500
- Website
- WWW.RMEF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION (RMEF) IS TO ENSURE THE FUTURE OF ELK, OTHER WILDLIFE, THEIR HABITAT AND OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. OUR MISSION INCLUDES FOUR CORE PROGRAMS; LAND PROTECTION AND ACCESS, HUNTING HERITAGE, HABITAT STEWARDSHIP AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- LAND PROTECTION AND ACCESS: REPRESENTS LAND ACQUISITIONS, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, LAND EXCHANGES AND DONATIONS, AND HUNTER AND PUBLIC ACCESS RELATED PROJECTS. RMEF IDENTIFIES AND PRIORITIZES THE MOST CRUCIAL ELK WINTER AND SUMMER RANGES, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND CALVING AREAS USING GIS MAPPING, INTERNAL CRITERIA AND PRIORITIES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND FIELD-BASED PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THE HIGHEST PRIORITY HABITAT OR ACCESS AREAS ARE PROTECTED THROUGH ACQUISITION OR EASEMENT. ACQUISITIONS ARE THEN USUALLY CONVEYED INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ALLOW PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND IN PERPETUITY FROM DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER USES THAT COULD DIMINISH THE HABITAT VALUE.Expenses $30,923,000 · grants $2,931,207 · revenue $23,013,295
- HUNTING HERITAGE: REPRESENTS GRANTS AND OTHER COSTS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN HUNTING AND OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITS THROUGH SKILLS INSTRUCTION, MENTORING, CONSERVATION OUTREACH AND HUNTING RELATED PRODUCT.Expenses $12,965,000 · grants $1,324,320
- HABITAT STEWARDSHIP: REPRESENTS PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE ESSENTIAL FORAGE, WATER, AND COVER COMPONENTS OF WILDLIFE HABITAT. TYPES OF PROJECTS INCLUDE RESTORING ASPEN COMMUNITIES, FIGHTING THE SPREAD OF NOXIOUS WEEDS, BOOSTING LAND PRODUCTIVITY WITH PRESCRIBED BURNING, AND THINNING OF FORESTS. RMEF FUNDS WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS WELL AS FENCING PROJECTS TO PROVIDE BETTER DISTRIBUTION OF WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK.Expenses $19,890,000 · grants $3,787,137
- WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT: REPRESENTS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, RESEARCH AND MANAGAMENT WITH A FOCUS ON KEY MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES SUCH AS WILDLIFE DISEASE, POPULATION DYNAMICS, MIGRATION CORRIDORS, ELK ECOLOGY AND PREDATOR MANAGEMENT.Expenses $3,296,810 · grants $1,176,805
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
- 81-0421425
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Group exemption
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D300)
- Group exemption
- 9462 (734 member organizations)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $151,500,836
- Income (IRS master file)
- $109,984,744
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $100,089,143 | $90,084,188 | $151,500,836 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $83,528,636 | $74,173,733 | $141,374,719 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $66,007,163 | $54,864,004 | $130,743,568 | 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 81-0421425).
Questions about ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC is 81-0421425.
- Is ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
- Which annual return does ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK 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 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SHANE CRONK.
- Who are the officers and directors of ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $592,370 (R KYLE WEAVER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $100,089,143, expenses of $90,084,188 and total assets of $151,500,836 at year end.
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