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Nonprofit · EIN 82-6042478

IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC

Tax-exempt · BOISE, ID 83701

Financials

$4.5M$3.5M2022$3.8M$4M2023$3.4M$2.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990 (amended)$3,356,365$2,895,186$461,179$9,845,413$211,608$9,633,805
September 30, 2024990$3,820,510$4,047,814-$227,304$9,581,550$614,523$8,967,027
September 30, 2023990$4,455,535$3,452,715$1,002,820$8,487,979$240,826$8,247,153
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,968,567
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$393,445
Net gain from sales of assets
$182,477
Net income from fundraising events
-$6,728
Other revenue
-$5,647

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$33,150
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$144,527
Other salaries and wages
$1,622,579
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,173,779
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$423
Accounting fees
$100,855
Occupancy
$61,006
Travel
$53,005
Depreciation
$46,862
Program services (functional)
$2,144,447
Management and general (functional)
$422,472
Fundraising (functional)
$328,267

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$9,581,550
Total assets, end of year
$9,845,413
Total liabilities, end of year
$211,608
Net assets, end of year
$9,633,805
Land, buildings and equipment
$500,269
Publicly traded securities
$7,135,419
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,363,936
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,269,869
Gross receipts
$3,947,991
Employees
37
Volunteers
343
Year formed
1974
State of legal domicile
ID

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUSTIN HAYESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$125,950$14,395
JIM DEWITTBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
GREGG SERVHEENVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALLISON FOWLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN HASTINGSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MATT BENJAMINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEGAN DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JESSE MURPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY FAUROT PETTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JACK VAN VALKENBURGHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALAN HARPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID GARMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KALLI AXFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBRA DEB WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HEIDI SHELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TODD TRUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
REBECCA PATTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUSTIN HAYESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$130,012$19,330
JIM DEWITTBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
GREGG SERVHEENVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN HASTINGSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ALLISON FOWLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MATT BENJAMINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MEGAN DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
DAVID EICHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARY FAUROT PETTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUSTINE GOODEN-HELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALAN HARPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID GARMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JIM NORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN PURSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KALLI AXFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BILL WEPPNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DEBRA DEB WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PAUL COOPERRIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REBECCA PATTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
HEIDI SHELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TODD TRUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JUSTIN HAYESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$114,319$12,103
PAUL COOPERRIDERVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JIM DEWITTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALLISON FOWLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
REBECCA PATTONCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MATT BENJAMINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEGAN DIXONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID EICHBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY FAUROT PETTERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTINA GOODEN-HELTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN HARPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN HASTINGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT LEWISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM NORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN PURSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGG SERVHEENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL STONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL WEPPNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBRA DEB WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE RICHARDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHLEEN KREKOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN BURPEE COINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK BAGEANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 844, BOISE, ID 83701-0844
In care of
% JUSTIN HAYES
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BRAD SMITH, PO BOX 844, BOISE, ID 83701
Signed the 990
BRAD SMITH, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(208) 345-6933
Return prepared by
SORREN INC

Mission

ICL'S MISSION IS TO CREATE A CONSERVATION COMMUNITY AND PRAGMATIC, ENDURING SOLUTIONS THAT PROTECT AND RESTORE THE AIR YOU BREATHE, THE WATER YOU DRINK, AND THE LAND AND WILDLIFE YOU LOVE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROTECTING IDAHO'S PUBLIC LANDS: ICL ADVOCATES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF IDAHO'S PUBLIC LANDS AND THE FISH AND WILDLIFE THAT DEPEND ON THEM. OUR STAFF ENGAGE COMMUNITIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT FORESTS, RANGELANDS, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ON FEDERAL LANDS ARE MANAGED RESPONSIBLY. WE ALSO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF NATIVE SPECIES SUCH AS SAGE GROUSE, GRIZZLY BEARS, WOLVERINES, BISON, AND BULL TROUT.
    Expenses $497,967 · grants $1,000 · revenue $1,081
  • RECOVERING IDAHO'S WILD SALMON AND STEELHEAD: ICL PARTNERS WITH TRIBES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO RECOVER IDAHO'S WILD SALMON AND STEELHEAD. WE BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REMOVING THE FOUR LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS AND ADVANCE INTERIM CONSERVATION MEASURES TO PREVENT THESE ICONIC FISH FROM GOING EXTINCT WHILE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS ARE PURSUED.
    Expenses $628,389 · grants $32,150
  • CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE: ICL WORKS TO REDUCE IDAHO'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS BY ADVOCATING FOR CLEANER, CHEAPER ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS WIND, SOLAR, AND GEOTHERMAL POWER. WE ENGAGE IN LAND-USE AND ENERGY POLICY DECISIONS TO SUPPORT RESPONSIBLE SITING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TRANSMISSION PROJECTS, AND WE ADVOCATE FOR A WESTERN ENERGY MARKET THAT LOWERS ELECTRICITY COSTS AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO RENEWABLE RESOURCES ACROSS THE REGION.
    Expenses $254,429
  • SNAKE RIVER, NORTH IDAHO LAKES AND WATER: ICL WORKED TO MAKE THE SNAKE RIVER ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO SAFE, FISHABLE AND SWIMMABLE AGAIN, WORKED TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATED DISCHARGES AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF UNREGULATED AGRICULTURAL SURFACE RUNOFF AND NITRATE-LADEN GROUNDWATER DISCHARGES TO THE SNAKE RIVER, WORKED TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR A JOINT STATE/FEDERAL/TRIBAL/PRIVATE BASIN-WIDE TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC RESTORATION PLAN. WE ENGAGED IN A PROGRAM TO MONITOR THE HEALTH OF NORTHERN IDAHO LAKES AND RIVERS, AND ENCOURAGE POLICY THAT PROTECTS WATER QUALITY.
    Expenses $195,998
  • POLLUTION REDUCTION
    Expenses $188,795
  • UNITED PAYETTE
    Expenses $29,156
  • WILDLIFE
    Expenses $209,740
  • NID LAKES
    Expenses $139,973

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
82-6042478
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
1979
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,845,413
Income (IRS master file)
$3,947,991

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$3,356,365$2,895,186$9,845,413XML
990September 2024$3,820,510$4,047,814$9,581,550IRS
990September 2023$4,455,535$3,452,715$8,487,979XML
990September 2022$3,577,511$3,017,598$7,842,765IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 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 82-6042478).

Questions about IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC

What is the EIN of IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC is 82-6042478.
Is IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
Are donations to IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE 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 IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BRAD SMITH.
Who are the officers and directors of IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,950 (JUSTIN HAYES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,356,365, expenses of $2,895,186 and total assets of $9,845,413 at year end.

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