Idea Wild
Donations deductibleRevenue
$530k
year to 31 October 2024
Expenses
$501k
year to 31 October 2024
Total assets
$573k
$23 liabilities
Net assets
$573k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.1 years on average
Staff
0
400 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Idea Wild's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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.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. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Higgins | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chad Mortimer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Fred Lindzey | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jim Quinlin | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kate Redio | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| M Hillenbrand | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rich Reading | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Marie Gage | Developmnt Dir | since 2020 |
| Annette Penny | Assistant | since 2023 |
| AVA Aguilar | Assistant | 2024 |
| Chloe Abbott | Developmnt Dir | since 2022 |
| Gail M Kimmel | Assistant | since 2020 |
| Harrson Goodal | Assistant | since 2020 |
| W D Van Sickle | Pres/Founder | since 2021 |
| W D Vansickle | Pres/Founder | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 October 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W D van Sickle | Pres/Founder | 35 | $63k | ||
| Chloe Abbott | Developmnt Dir | 30 | $29k | ||
| Annette Penny | Assistant | 25 | $23k | ||
| Ava Aguilar | Assistant | 5 | $4k | ||
| Gail Kimmel | Assistant | 4 | $3k | ||
| Jim Quinlin | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Alex Higgins | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kate Redio | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Chad Mortimer | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Rich Reading | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Fred Lindzey | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| M Hillenbrand | Director | 0 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263028563). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Walter D. van Sickle | President |
| Joni M. van Sickle | Secretary |
| Kate Readio | Board Member |
| Fred Lindzey | Board Member |
| Chan Mortimer | Board Member |
| Walter D. van Sickle | |
| Walter Dean van Sickle | President |
| Hillenbrand Mimi | Board Member |
| Betsy Burton | Board Member |
| Reading Richard | Board Member |
| Jim Quinlan | Board Member |
| Alex Higgins | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Idea Wild
- EIN
- 830299770
- Address
- 420 Riddle Dr, Fort Collins, CO, 80521-1746
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- As biological researchers, idea wild is dedicated to empowering people who work on the front lines of conservation projects in developing counries, especially in the worlds tropical regions (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U99Z Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Walter D Vansickle (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAlex Higgins
≥6years on the filingsFred Lindzey
≥6years on the filingsJim Quinlin
≥6years on the filingsKate Redio
Latest return
year to 31 October 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 October 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $573k
- Total liabilities
- $23
- Net assets or fund balances
- $573k
- Contributions and grants received
- $434k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $346k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 400
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $530k | $501k | $28k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Idea Wild likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 6 October 1999
- Registered agent
- Walter Dean Vansickle III (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.