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US nonprofit · EIN 237314554 · Pierre, SDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 237314554) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 July 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

South Dakota Wildlife Federation Inc's network

12 people2 organisationsi12 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brad JohnsonPresident2021
5 yrs
Charles DieterDirector2020
6 yrs
Cody WarnerDirector2021
5 yrs
Emmett KeyserDirector2023
3 yrs
George VandelDirector2020
6 yrs
Jerry SoholtDirector2020
6 yrs
Joe Long2nd Vice President2020
6 yrs
Larry LewisDirector2020
6 yrs
Mark WidmanDirector2020
6 yrs
Mike McKernanDirector2020
6 yrs
Ryan RoehrDirector2020
6 yrs
Terry Mayes1st VICE PRESIDENT2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chris S HeslaExecutive Directorsince 2020
Robert JacobsoSecretary Trea2021
Robert JacobsonSecretary Treasurer2022
Robret J JacobSecretary-Trea2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 July 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brad JohnsonPresident10$0
Zachery HunkePast President1$0
Terry Mayes1st Vice President1$0
Joe Long2nd Vice President1$0
Mark WidmanDirector1$0
Larry LewisDirector1$0
Ryan RoehrDirector1$0
Charles DieterDirector1$0
Cody WarnerDirector1$0
George VandelDirector1$0
Jerry SoholtDirector1$0
Mike McKernanDirector1$0
Emmett KeyserDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
South Dakota Wildlife Federation Inc
EIN
237314554
Address
Po Box 7075, Pierre, SD, 57501-7075
State
South Dakota
Activity (NTEE)
D013 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1981
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsCharles Dieter
≥6years on the filingsGeorge Vandel
≥6years on the filingsJerry Soholt
≥6years on the filingsJoe Long

Latest return

year to 31 July 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 July 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$207k
Net assets or fund balances
$207k

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$115k$172kDeficit $57k
2023$104k$179kDeficit $75k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.