Delta Waterfowl Foundation (EIN 530259796) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1935

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Scott Petrie

Phone

7012228857

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

Delta Waterfowl Foundation, founded in 1935, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $27.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 15% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $5.3M, a strong 19% operating margin.

Mission

The Delta Waterfowl Foundation's vision is "Abundant waterfowl and endless opportunities for hunters"

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $25,625,542

Program Service Revenue $588,200

Investment Income $810,430

Other Revenue $62,609

TOTAL REVENUE $27,086,781

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $682,232

Salaries & Benefits $11,432,614

Fundraising Expenses $2,704,135

Program Expenses $18,817,734

Other Expenses $9,713,216

TOTAL EXPENSES $21,828,062

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$27,086,781	$23,458,299	+0.2%
Expenses	$21,828,062	$17,985,940	+0.2%
Net Income	$5,258,719	$5,472,359	0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

5500

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$2,421,308

Total Directors

$397,772

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Michael Mooney	Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
George C Freeman III	Vice Chair/Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert B Trainer Jr	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert E Bartels Jr	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dick Carmical	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Angus R Cooper III	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John H Dobbs Jr	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Charles A Elcan	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ben Bordelon	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John W Childs	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John S Dale	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Dunlap	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tucker Knight	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
W Frank McCreight	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sprague Richardson	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patrick J Rothwell	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Wells	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rosemary McIlhenny	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Moore	Director until Feb 2024	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Timothy B Robertson	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ariel Somes	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Don Valentine	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
William M Yandell III	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Petrie	CEO	50.00	Officer Director	$351,106	$46,666	$397,772
Frank Rohwer	President	50.00	Officer	$215,939	$38,556	$254,495
Jason Tharpe	Chief Development Officer	40.00	Officer	$241,696	$40,101	$281,797
Joel Brice	Chief Conservation Officer	45.00	Officer	$192,379	$37,142	$229,521
John Devney	Chief Policy Officer	45.00	Officer	$187,755	$36,865	$224,620
John Davis	Sr. VP of Development	45.00	Officer	$204,965	$22,177	$227,142
Jeff Howell	VP of Major Gifts	45.00	Officer	$186,136	$36,768	$222,904
Becky Sicble	VP of Operations	40.00	Officer	$129,191	$33,351	$162,542
Tim Beckler	Chief Financial Officer	50.00	Officer	$183,993	$36,639	$220,632
Todd Burns	VP of Major Gifts	45.00	Officer	$164,418	$35,465	$199,883
Bryan Leach	Sr. Development Director	40.00	Highest	$125,182	$33,111	$158,293
Brad Heidel	Sr. Director of Corporate Relations	40.00	Highest	$122,231	$32,933	$155,164
Chris Nicoli	Waterfowl Scientist	40.00	Highest	$132,103	$33,526	$165,629
Scott Terning	VP of Events	40.00	Highest	$125,377	$33,122	$158,499
Cyrus Baird	Sr. Director of Gov't Affairs	40.00	Highest	$124,278	$33,056	$157,334

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$27,086,781	$21,828,062	$38,019,985	$5,258,719
2023	$23,458,299	$17,985,940	$30,410,605	$5,472,359
2022	$21,275,962	$14,185,507	$20,696,227	$7,090,455
2021	$4,421,824	$4,097,909	$17,694,241	$323,915
2021	$11,978,275	$10,565,219	$18,178,454	$1,413,056
2020	$13,697,950	$12,344,344	$14,317,110	$1,353,606
2019	$12,000,656	$10,906,707	$13,233,824	$1,093,949

Delta Waterfowl Foundation