Boone and Crockett Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136400091
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Missoula, MT, USA
Phone
4065421888
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,053,864
Expenses
$4,204,920
Assets
$13,817,458
Liabilities
$1,666,691

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY J CALIGIURI (PRESIDENT)
  • R TERRELL MCCOMBS (FOUNDATION PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES L CUMMINS (PRESIDENT (FORMER))
  • ANTHONY SCHOONEN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY SCHOONEN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $177,718 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote guardianship and provident management of big game and associated wildlife in north america and maintain the highest standards of fair chase and sportsmanship in all aspects of big game hunting in order that this resource of all the people may survive and prosper in its natural habitats.

What it reported doing in 2024

Conservation education, university programs & grantsplace-based conservation education: hosted 18 k-12 place base, conservation education field trips consisting of 348 students and 3 teachers. Off-site we attended 4 outdoor expo's across Montana influencing a total of 681 individuals, both youth and adult. Our education division also attended professional meetings and conferences all across north america impacting another 1,250 wildlife and conversation professionals and members of the public through booths, tables, direct conversation and handouts.outdoor adventure camps: 3 outdoor adventure camps for a total of 45 youth. Participants came from Montana, Arizona, Michigan, Idaho and Texas.conducted 5 mohab backcountry treks for 60 boy scouts (la, mn, mt, nh, ny, vt and al). These treks encompassed 2 days of on-site training followed by a 5-day, self-led (volunteer trek leader supervised) backcountry pack-rafting and hiking experience in the bob marshall wilderness.boone & crockett archery mobile (bcam) instructed 611 individuals across Montana, two off-site outdoor shoots and one state tournament. Hunter education based courses hosted 38 individuals with those being with the umt wild sustenance, our outdoorswoman retreat and the first hunt foundation's "first hunt on the front".through a variety of virtual education programs including webpages, apps, social media, videos and electronic downloads, we have influenced an estimated additional 141,600 individuals in 2025.university programs administered organized events including webinars, speeches, exhibits and written material for 29 students across seven different college campuses. These individuals produced over 79 peer reviewed publications in 2025. Faculty from these programs served highly influential regional and national professional service positions and committees while also maintaining diverse course development and teaching commitments focused on conservation science, policy, communications and interdisciplinary perspectives. Conservation grants: (see grants to orgs worksheet for descriptions of research)

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Liabilities are high compared with assets and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.9%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $27.95 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.8%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.29; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.9% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $3.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $178K · 15 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $255K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.