Arizona Antelope Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

The last half of 2024 and most of 2025 was one of the driest periods in AZ history. Wildlife was stressed by these extra dry periods and permanent waters required supplemental water hauling to keep them from drying out. Maintaining and increasing permanent wildlife accessible water for pronghorn is a priority of our mission. We funded a variety of wildlife water enhancing projects: 1)Partnering with the Arizona Sportsmans for Wildlife Conservation, Arizona Elk Society, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Mule Deer Foundation to fund a new 17 mile long water delivery system with nine wildlife drinkers in northern Arizona; 2) Partnering with federal agencies and landowners to fund a well conversion from diesel to solar power in southeastern Arizona; 3) Restoring a well and storage system to provide permanent water to Sonoran pronghorn and other desert wildlife; 4) Partnering with the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society and Arizona Deer Association to purchase a new 1,000 gallon water trailer, which was donated to a Wildlife Manager facilitating the filling of critical waters in a desert area; 5)Purchasing a new 750 gallon water trailer that was donated to the Tucson Arizona Game and Fish Department region, as the existing water trailers were wearing out from continual hauling over rough roads; and 6)Contributing towards a new water delivery system in the newly purchased Goodwater Ranch located in Unit 2A east of Holbrook. We contibuted $49,723 of funds toward these 6 water projects. We also partnered with the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society to purchase and modify a new bighorn sheep and pronghorn transportation trailer. We contributed $16,605 and volunteer labor to make this trailer operational, so captured bighorn sheep and pronghorn can be safely transported to new approved release sites to bolster populations of these two iconic species. We sponsored the Auction of two of the States Commissioner Antelope Tags, that are sold to the highest bidder. We collect those funds on behalf of the Arizona Game & Fish Department (such as in 2025, when collected $215,000) and then 100% of those funds are transferred to the Arizona Game & Fish Department. Any costs associated with those efforts are paid by us or shared with other 501(C)(3) organizations. The Arizona Game & Fish Department then uses 100% of those proceeds for Special Habitat or Scientific Research for those species.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -19.7%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings