Nonprofit · EIN 86-1035639
ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · PEORIA, AZ 85345
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,485,167 | $2,355,283 | $1,129,884 | $2,912,986 | $361,311 | $2,551,675 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,700,343 | $2,559,820 | $140,523 | $1,714,858 | $371,067 | $1,343,791 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,044,826 | $2,178,206 | -$133,380 | $1,604,816 | $401,548 | $1,203,268 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,164,939
- of which government grants
- $1,039,095
- Membership dues
- $27,326
- Program service revenue
- $25,077
- Investment income
- $22,264
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$120,069
- Net income from gaming
- $358,481
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $27,647
- Other revenue
- $272,887
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $181,649
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,950
- Other salaries and wages
- $370,505
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $582,768
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,950
- Occupancy
- $16,049
- Travel
- $1,268
- Depreciation
- $45,158
- Program services (functional)
- $2,031,557
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,599
- Fundraising (functional)
- $267,738
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,714,858
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,912,986
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $361,311
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,551,675
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $897,031
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,264,890
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $985,824
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,565,851
- Gross unrelated business income
- $168,198
- Gross receipts
- $4,347,421
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Clark | Executive Director/Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $145,950 |
| Vashti Tice Supplee | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Steve Schaefer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Christopher K Lutzel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Greg Godbehere | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Glen Jones | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Wayne Bouton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joe De Vito | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Randy Burton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jim Norton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Dan Caputo | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Gil Montanez Jr | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rich Williams | Past President Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Clark | Executive Director/Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $141,225 |
| Vashti Tice Supplee | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Steve Schaefer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Christopher K Lutzel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Greg Godbehere | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Glen Jones | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Wayne Bouton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joe De Vito | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Randy Burton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jim Norton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Dan Caputo | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Gil Montanez Jr | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rich Williams | Past President Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Clark | Executive Director/Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $141,225 |
| Vashti Tice Supplee | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Steve Schaefer | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Christopher K Lutzel | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| Greg Godbehere | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Glen Jones | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Wayne Bouton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Joe De Vito | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ron Huddleston | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Randy Burton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Moraca | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Jim Norton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Rich Williams | Past President Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7773 W GOLDEN LN, PEORIA, AZ 85345-7977
- In care of
- % STEPHEN CLARK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Steve Clark, 7773 W Golden Lane, Peoria, AZ 85305
- Signed the 990
- Steve Clark, Executive Director
- Phone
- (623) 444-4147
- Return prepared by
- Sandra A Turner CPA PC
Mission
Wildlife conservation organization benefiting elk and other wildlife for habitat conservation and restoration and to preserve our hunting heritage. Activities include promoting sound wildlife management and habitat youth conservation programs hunting and outdoor activities hunting programs for veterans and educating the public.
Program accomplishments
- Volunteers and contractors work with the US Forest Serv., Az Game and Fish, State of AZ, SRP and more on collaborative projects to restore, maintain and enhance wildlife habitat. Programs also incorporate Boy Scout Projects. AES volunteers hauled over 400,000 gal. of water for wildlife, restored and maintained over 45 water catchments. Volunteers work on riparian restoration, creek channel rebuilding, fence removal, cleared jack pines and junipers for grassland restoration, hauled and placed tons of rock to build riparian stream structures to restore meadow and watershed, maintained riparian cattle enclosure fencing, built log fences to protect critical wildlife habitat and water sources, restored water catchments and troughs, and thinned brush around water catchments and in important wildlife migration corridors. AES had over 250 volunteers providing thousands of hours working on wildlife restoration projects. AES contractors masticate and clear thousands of acres of invasive junipers to restore historic grassland for wldlife and to increase watershed and help stop forest fires.Expenses $1,692,776 · grants $168,450
- Youth and adult conservation education. Provides education programs to increase the public understanding of wildlife habitat, the public impact on it, and to teach conservation ethics. These include outdoor adventure day camps, wildlife, outdoor skills camps for youth. AES also provides numerous mentored hunting camps for youth and new hunters. Once a year the AES holds an all day Elk Clinic to teach hunters the ins and outs of hunting elk in Arizona.Expenses $119,274
- Heroes Rising Outdoors AES volunteers provided more than 100 guided hunts for AZ wounded veterans, both men and women. Healing through the Outdoors is the motto for the program and the veterans expressed the connection to nature and outdoors helps them heal inside. With help from outfitters, guides, veteran organizations, and volunteers AES has taken Az Disabled Veterans on hunts to fulfill their dreams and help them heal. In addition to the hunt experiences AES provides we also have added experiences, including equine therapy, fly fishing, bass fishing, hiking and camping. Membership services Services provided to approximately 1,250 members through the Tracker magazine and other member resources. AES represents members and other stakeholders on issues related to hunting, wildlife habitat, forest health, access issues, threats to elk and wildlife, elk management and more. AES partners with the Az Game Fish, AZ Cattle Growers, AZ counties, ranchers, and state representatives to educate the public and enlist others to protect and support Arizona wildlife and heritage.Expenses $219,507 · grants $10,449 · revenue $25,077
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 | 990 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
- 86-1035639
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D112)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,912,986
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,347,421
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,485,167 | $2,355,283 | $2,912,986 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,700,343 | $2,559,820 | $1,714,858 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,044,826 | $2,178,206 | $1,604,816 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,863,118 | $1,807,829 | $1,653,537 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 86-1035639).
Questions about ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY is 86-1035639.
- Is ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARIZONA ELK 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 ARIZONA ELK 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 ARIZONA ELK 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 ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Steve Clark.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,950 (Steve Clark, Executive Director/Chairman).
- How much revenue does ARIZONA ELK SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,485,167, expenses of $2,355,283 and total assets of $2,912,986 at year end.
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