National Wild Turkey Federation Endowment Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
570743853
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Edgefield, SC, USA
Phone
8036373106
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$551,492
Expenses
$32,970
Assets
$18,611,229
Liabilities
$24,600

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Parks Shackelford (Chairman of Board of Trustees)
  • Bryan Perry (Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees)
  • Phil Savage (Secretary/Treasurer of Board of Trustees)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The National Wild Turkey Federation Endowment Foundation, Inc's ("NWTF Endowment Foundation) purpose is to accept, disperse, manage and invest Endowment Funds for the benefit of The National Wild Turkey Federation, Inc. (NWTF) and NWTF Endowment Foundation in accordance with its Bylaws and Investment Policy. Further, to receive, disburse and hold deposits, funds and gifts to oversee conservation easements held by the Healthy Habitats Land Trust, LLC. and any related entities. Further, to accept and disperse funds for existing or new research projects that directly support the conservation of the wild turkey and to engage in such other projects that conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage as approved by the NWTF.

What it reported doing in 2024

Funding support toward implementation of research projects and conservation easement monitoring.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 89% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 37
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 95
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 6.7%; rating input score 7
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 94%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 564.49; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 42.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 44.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 49.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 6.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $33K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 7/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.