Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,015,121 | 1,894,321 | 1,406,852 | 7,052,186 | 2,155,932 | 13,524,412 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,015,121 | 1,894,321 | 1,406,852 | 7,052,186 | 2,155,932 | 13,524,412 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 1,040,336 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 12,484,076 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,015,121 | 1,894,321 | 1,406,852 | 7,052,186 | 2,155,932 | 13,524,412 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 29,010 | 44,421 | 61,119 | 127,320 | 159,555 | 421,425 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 705,607 | 845,392 | 863,768 | 840,761 | 773,061 | 4,028,589 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 18,070,777 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | GROSS SALES OF INVENTORY 3,255,528 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | FOUNDED IN 1945, THE J.N. "DING" DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE CONSISTS OF NEARLY 8,000 ACRES OF SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE WORLD. EACH YEAR IT BECOMES MORE EVIDENT THAT WILDLIFE REFUGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY RELY ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. BUDGETS ARE TIGHT AND FEDERAL FUNDING DOES NOT COVER ALL THE NEEDS OF A REFUGE LIKE "DING" DARLING. AS A RESULT, THE "DING" DARLING WILDLIFE SOCIETY (DDWS) -FRIENDS GROUP TO THE REFUGE HELPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WHERE FEDERAL FUNDING FALLS SHORT. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, DDWS HAS SUPPORTED THE REFUGE IN AREAS OF EDUCATION, LAND ACQUISITION, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE AND EXHIBITS, HABITAT PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, WATER RESEARCH AND MUCH MORE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-20, DDWS RAISED OVER 3 MILLION IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEE COUNTY 20/20 LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM TO PURCHASE THE 68-ACRE WULFERT BAYOUS PARCEL OF LAND OFF WULFERT ROAD WHICH HAS NOW BEEN NAMED THE LEE ANNE CONSERVATION TRACT. THE LAND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE J.N. "DING" DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AND IT SERVES AS THE "MISSING PIECE" CONNECTING THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR FROM THE REFUGE TO THE GULF. DDWS HAS BEGUN PLANS FOR RESTORATION OF THE LAND AND WORKED WITH THW REFUGE TO APPLY FOR A SUCCESSFUL GRANT TO THE REFUGE FOR 5.2 MILLION NY NFWF TO BE USED FOR RESTORATION OF THE WETLANDS. EDUCATION IS KEY TO INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS OF CONSERVATION STEWARDS. THROUGH GRANTS, THE DDWS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS TO BE BUSSED TO THE REFUGE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE INTERN PROGRAM IS AN IMPORTANT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INTERNS AND A GREAT ASSET TO THE REFUGE IN HELPING PERFORM THE CONSERVATION WORK IN BIOLOGY, HABITAT MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND VISITOR SERVICES. DDWS UNDERWRITES THE INTERN STIPENDS AND OTHER EXPENSES OF THE PROGRAM. THE DDWS FUNDS A FULL-TIME CONSERVATION EDUCATOR WHO WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE REFUGE TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR VISITING STUDENTS. OUR EDUCATOR WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE EDUCATION TEAM FOR OUR NEW MOBILE CLASSROOM KNOWN AS WILDLIFE ON WHEELS (WOW). OVER 350,000 WAS RAISED TO FUND OUR NEW INNOVATIVE, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX MOBILE CLASSROOM THAT WILL PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE REFUGE. OUR WOW WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT SWFL AND FOCUS ON VISITING TITLE-1 SCHOOLS IN LOW ECONOMIC AREAS TO EDUCATE ON CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION. VISITOR EDUCATION IS ALSO SUPPORTED THROUGH FREE PUBLICATIONS AND MAPS, INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, AND SUPPORT FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE DING DAY FESTIVAL. DDWS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT TO THE REFUGE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019- 2020, IT HAD 12 NAMED DONOR DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT WILL HELP TO CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT THE REFUGE WELL INTO THE FUTURE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF THE RETURN IS GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING THE TAX RETURN. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A DOCUMENT STATING THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | ONE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS ASSIGNED TO RESEARCH AREA SALARIES BASED ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS HELD. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AGAINST GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD THE YEAR PRIOR. CURRENT YEAR'S SALARY IS BASED ON REVIEW. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, DDWS UTILIZED A RECRUITING FIRM TO PROVIDE A SALARY SURVEY FOR ITS TOP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS. IT ALSO USES DATA AVAILABLE ONLINE TO DETERMINE THE AVERAGE SALARY PAID FOR A PARTICULAR POSITION IN THIS GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AND THEN DETERMINES COMPENSATION BASED ON THAT AVERAGE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | ONE MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS ASSIGNED TO RESEARCH AREA SALARIES BASED ON JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS HELD. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD REVIEWS THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF KEY EMPLOYEES AGAINST THE GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD THE YEAR PRIOR. CURRENT YEAR'S SALARIES ARE BASED ON THE REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | OTHER PROGRAM SUPPORT 46,659 0 0 NATURE STORE EXPENSE 23,714 22,882 0 EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR 43,180 0 0 EDUCATION CENTER EXHIBITS 41,288 0 0 OTHER REFUGE EXPENSES 32,096 0 0 MISC REFUGE NEEDS 29,294 0 0 LAND ACQUISITION EXPENSES 29,224 0 0 SOCIETY PUBLICITY 10,160 9,211 335 SOCIETY INTERN STIPEND 8,092 7,336 267 SPECIAL EVENTS, REFUGE 11,740 0 0 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM REFUGE 11,140 0 0 SIGNS 7,643 0 0 BIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT 6,409 0 0 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 6,195 0 0 TEACHERS HELPING TEACHERS 5,855 0 0 VOLUNTEER VILLAGE CABLE 4,184 0 0 VISTOR CENTER SUPPLIES 3,697 0 0 REFUGE PASS PROGRAM 3,160 0 0 INTERN HOUSING 1,548 1,404 51 ADVOCACY 1,320 1,197 43 GRANT EXPENSES 2,450 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 0 597 0 MEALS 263 238 9 COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION 200 0 0 WOODRING 39 0 0 TOTAL 329,550 42,865 705 |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 39,951 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -39,951 |
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