Arizona Antelope Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Conservation & Restoration of Antelope & their Habitat in Arizona. Conservation projects intended to protect, enhance, improve and connect viable & critical antelope habitat in Arizona
- Income
- $295,064
- Spending
- $353,230
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 10 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 82%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 89
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 20% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $13,409 spent. Community Outreach Program accompishments include the publishing of a scientific journal - THE PRONGHORN, which is a journal about grassland habitats and how we are trying to maintain them or improve for the benefit of Pronghorn Antelope and other Indicator species of the grasslands. The articles are written by former or current Wildlife Biologists and Scientists and are an update of the various ongoing projects and updates on current habitat issues and conditions. Includes Hunter education and sponsorships. a hunter education clinic and funding of other habitat and hunting initiatives
- $38,917 spent. Conducted 4 fence projects either removing or modifying existing old livestock fences. Removed 3.5 miles of fencing on 2 projects and modified another 5.5 miles of fences on 2 other projects. The projects include many donated hours of labor and miles driven to and from project sites by volunteers. These 9 miles of removed or modified fences will provide decades of easier mobility for pronghorn and other local wildlife populations. The increased mobility allows for increased exchange of local pronghorn populations, better access to water and critical fawning and winter habitats. Increasing mobility increases the long-term survival chances of these pronghorn populations.
- $272,873 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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