Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271225118
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2013
- Location
- Buffalo, MO, USA
- Phone
- 4173455960
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $166,374
- Expenses
- $155,685
- Assets
- $117,059
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
People named in this filing
- JOHN DONALD (TREASURER)
- DEREK FONG (CHAIRMAN)
- PHIL MELUGIN (DIRECTOR)
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
Making a difference for wildlife and clean streams, one acre, one stream, at a time.
What it reported doing in 2024
The restocking of the wild ruff grouse began with 300 birds relocated in 2018, 2020 and 2021. Over 115,000 acres of private lands were heavily managed with timber stand improvement and 10,000 acres of the Missouri dept. Of conservation. The value of the sum 110 landowners is conservatively estimated at over 18 mil, the quwf grouse chapter and quwf have invested nearly 2.0 mil and the state of mo over 2 million. The ruff grouse was near expiration (extinction) in mo, it was and is a native species. The private landowners with quwf committed to 25 additional years of habitat work to provide a solid future of the specie in mo. The mdc provides a state grant to fund a full-time biologist at quwf to manage the two conservation coops in Missouri and to work with private landowners for quail and upland habitat restoration. These coops represent over 120,000 acres of habitat under intense management practices guided by quwf. Quwf is conducting a 3-year ground nesting bird predatory study (2023 was year 1) to better understand the impact of predators on the critically low populations of quail and turkey nest survival. Quwf has instituted a new intern program using college students with the college of the ozarks, wildlife management and forestry departments, to post social media information on various wildlife species, their habitat requirements, population densities, and general educational information for the public
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 99% 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.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 88
- Sustainability: 52
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.9%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 91.8%; 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: 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: 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: 6.4%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.9% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $143K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.