NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

10465 MELODY DR STE 325, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234-4112

In care of

% JULIE THORSTENSON

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JULIE THORSTENSON, 10465 MELODY DRIVE 325, NORTHGLENN, CO 80234

Signed the 990

JULIE THORSTENSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(303) 466-1725

Website

WWW.NAFWS.ORG

Return prepared by

CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES WITH THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF THEIR FISH, WILDLIFE, HABITAT, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.

Program accomplishments

• TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: WE PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO 369 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES AND SERVED 5,026 PARTICIPANTS (SUM OF ALL ATTENDEES AND INTERACTIONS, INCLUDING REPEAT CUSTOMERS) IN 2025. THIS INCLUDED 71 TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON TOPICS SUCH AS CLIMATE RESILIENCE, INVASIVE SPECIES, NEPA, WILDLIFE CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION, THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, GRANT WRITING AND WILDLIFE DISEASE SAMPLING. TRIBAL CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT: THROUGHOUT 2025, NAFWS PROVIDED TRIBAL CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (CLEOS) TRAININGS TO SUPPLEMENT AND/OR ACHIEVE ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OR TO PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TO SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES AS SWORN PEACE OFFICERS. IN TOTAL 148 CLEOS RECEIVED TRAINING REPRESENTING 66 TRIBES. TRAININGS TOPICS INCLUDED WATERFOWL IDENTIFICATION, HUNT SAFE, HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, TACTICAL MEDICAL TRAINING, DEFENSE TACTICS, LEGAL UPDATES, AND FIREARM TRAINING.HABITAT CONNECTIVITY: THE INTENT OF THIS WORK IS TO ASSIST WILDLIFE MOVEMENT BETWEEN HABITATS AND AREAS WHILE MINIMIZING MORTALITY RISK AND HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. AT TIMES IT IS NECESSARY FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, OR OTHER TRIBAL ENTITIES, TO ADDRESS CORRIDOR CONCERNS ON TRIBAL LANDS. DURING 2025, THE WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY COORDINATOR (WCC) DEVELOPED CONTACTS WITH A TOTAL OF 113 TRIBES ACROSS 25 STATES. THE WCC FOCUSED ON PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIBES WORKING ON WILDLIFE CONNECTIVITY AND CREATING FEDERAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IMPROVE THE CAPACITY AND INCLUSIVENESS RELATED TO WILDLIFE MIGRATION CONSERVATION. THIS WORK IS BEING CONDUCTED VIA REGULAR TRIBAL-ONLY WORKING GROUP MEETINGS THAT ADDRESS CURRENT MIGRATION ISSUES, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, AND/OR LOCAL SUCCESS STORIES IN MANAGING UNGULATE SPECIES. INVASIVE SPECIES: THE INVASIVE SPECIES TEAM HELP BUILD TRIBAL CAPACITY TO MANAGE INVASIVE SPECIES AND IMPLEMENT EARLY DETECTION AND RAPID RESPONSE (EDRR) AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES. THE INVASIVE SPECIES TEAM SERVED 229 CONTACTS REPRESENTING 128 TRIBES THROUGH CLUB MEETINGS, DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND IN-PERSON TRAININGS. FISH & WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS: BIOLOGISTS PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO NATIVE AMERICAN AND ALASKA NATIVE TRIBES TO IDENTIFY INVASIVE SPECIES, MONITOR WILDLIFE DISEASE CHANGES, SUPPORT ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAMMING, DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS, AND DEVELOP A RESOURCE BANK TO ASSIST TRIBES IN PROTECTION OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND POPULATIONS. HUNTSAFE PROGRAM: THE NAFWS HUNTSAFE PROGRAM WAS OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL HUNTER'S EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN NOVEMBER 2022. IN 2025, THE HUNT SAFE INSTRUCTOR COURSE INCLUDED 122 ATTENDEES REPRESENTING 48 TRIBES COMPLETING THE INSTRUCTOR COURSES. ALASKA TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE: THE ALASKA TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE LIAISON (TCRL) TEAM MADE UP OF A SENIOR TCRL AND TWO ASSISTANT TCRLS. WE ALSO HOSTED AN ALASKA NATIVE INTERN FOCUSED ON CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN AK. THE TEAM HELD WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS CLIMATE RELATED TOPICS. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: THE NAFWS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION COMMITTEE (RPC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2021 DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING RESEARCH ON AND ABOUT TRIBAL LANDS, RESOURCES, AND PEOPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE RPC IS TO AID TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS TO NAVIGATE, PURSUE, AND APPLY THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH-RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING RESEARCH GUIDANCE, DATA SOVEREIGNTY, PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, FUNDING, PUBLICATIONS, AND ACADEMIA INVOLVEMENT. IN 2025 THE RPC TEAM WORKED ON DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLICATION "FROM THE FIELD ELEVATING INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE".GRANTS TEAM: IN 2025, THE GRANTS TEAM, COMPOSED OF A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND TWO GRANT FIELD LIAISONS PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICES AND HELPED SEEK OUT AND APPLY FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING MORE FUNDS DIRECTED TOWARDS TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS. THE TEAM ASSISTED WITH DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICE REQUESTS REGARDING SEEKING, APPLYING FOR, MANAGING, AND REPORTING ON GRANTS. IN 2025, NAFWS STAFF PROVIDED DIRECT TECHNICAL SERVICES (INCLUDING ONE ON ONE COMMUNICATION, TRAININGS, WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND EVENTS) TO 369 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, 40 GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, 94 TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, 70 ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS (INCLUDING 10 TRIBAL COLLEGES), 159 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS/CONTRACTORS. ASSISTANCE VARIED GREATLY BUT THE MAJORITY OF DIRECT REQUESTS WERE ASSISTANCE IDENTIFYING AND ACCESSING FUNDING, TRAININGS REQUESTS, MEDIA REQUESTS, AND RESEARCH.
  Expenses $3,453,540 · revenue $222,131
• FOR OVER 40 YEARS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY (NAFWS), AN INTERTRIBAL NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3), HAS STRIVED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND MEMBER TRIBES; DIRECTLY, THROUGH CONFERENCES, TRAINING, YOUTH EDUCATION, AND INDIRECTLY; THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT OF, AND PROVIDING VENUES FOR GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIONS, DISCUSSIONS, AND BY PARTICIPATING WITH INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES IN INDIAN COUNTRY. THESE INCLUDED THE 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE GREAT PLAINS REGION AND HOSTED BY THE EASTERN SHOSHONE AND NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBES OF THE WIND RIVER RESERVATION MAY 12-15, 2025. IN ATTENDANCE WERE 306 PEOPLE REPRESENTING 78 TRIBES FROM ALL 7 NAFWS REGIONS. WE ALSO HOSTED 5 REGIONAL CONFERENCES WITH A TOTAL OF 471 PARTICIPANTS FROM 75 TRIBAL NATIONS.MEMBERSHIP: IN 2025, THERE WERE 77 ACTIVE MEMBER TRIBE MEMBERSHIPS AND 527 ACTIVE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS WITH MEMBERSHIPS RENEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS. CONFERENCES IN 6 REGIONS AND A STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE CONTRIBUTED TO MEMBERSHIP GROWTH.
  Expenses $33,109
• EDUCATION: NATIONAL SUMMER YOUTH PRACTICUM: 8 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 5 TRIBES FROM FOUR NAFWS REGIONS ATTENDED THE 2025 NATIONAL SYP WHICH TOOK PLACE AT BOTH THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY MOUNTAIN CAMPUS AND MAIN CAMPUS. STUDENTS HEARD FROM 14 GUEST LECTURERS AND PARTICIPATED IN TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS UTILIZED THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR A INVASIVES SPECIES PLAN CHALLENGE AND STAFF SELECTED A STUDENT GROUP TO ATTEND THE 2026 NAFWS NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO PRESENT THEIR PLAN. ALASKA SUMMER YOUTH PRACTICUM: 6 ALASKA NATIVE YOUTH FROM 4 TRIBES PARTICIPATED IN THE THIRD ALASKA SYP. THE SIX-DAY PROGRAM TOOK PLACE IN ANCHORAGE, AK ON THE ALASKA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND BIRCHWOOD CAMP IN CHUGIAK, AK. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT OPTIONS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, CAREER PATHWAYS, SALMON RESTORATION, RIPARIAN PLANT ECOLOGY, WATERSHED SCIENCE, ALASKA FISH & WILDLIFE REGULATORY SYSTEMS, AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WITH HUMAN INTERACTIONS IN A NEARBY PARK. INTERNSHIPS: NAFWS WELCOMED THREE NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE STUDENTS AS INTERNS FOR THE SUMMER.SCHOLARSHIPS: NAFWS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO 15 NATIVE SCHOLARS. NATIVE EMERGING PROFESSIONALS: NAFWS HOSTED THE FIFTH NATIONAL TRIBAL POSTER SESSION AND PROFESSIONAL MIXER DURING THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN MAY.
  Expenses $56,720 · grants $40,500

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.

IRS record

EIN

86-0534380

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

1989

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D033)

Assets (IRS master file)

$9,875,183

Income (IRS master file)

$4,686,340

Filing history

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 86-0534380).

Questions about NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY

What is the EIN of NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY is 86-0534380.

Is NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.

Are donations to NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY 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 NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY 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 NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY 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 NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JULIE THORSTENSON.

Who are the officers and directors of NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $189,139 (JULIE THORSTENSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does NATIVE AMERICAN FISH & WILDLIFE SOCIETY have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,686,340, expenses of $4,101,763 and total assets of $9,875,183 at year end.

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