National Wild Turkey Federation
“Conserve the wild turkey and preserve our hunting heritage.”
The work
What they do
Wildlife habitat conservation, hunting access, and education. Works on national forests and other federal lands for turkey habitat management.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION, INC (NWTF) IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Keeping the wild alive
$42.3MTHE NWTF IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE.
Including $4,948,328 granted onward, most of it $165,974 to Nc Wildlife Resources Commission.
Read it as they filed it
THE NWTF IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE WILD TURKEY AND THE PRESERVATION OF OUR HUNTING HERITAGE. THE NWTF WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY PARTNERS TO RESTORE WILD TURKEYS TO SUITABLE HABITAT AND MAINTAIN THAT HABITAT FOR FUTURE POPULATIONS OF UPLAND WILDLIFE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Keeping the wild alive
$4.5MTHROUGH A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE ORGANZIATION ACTIVELY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE VALUE OF HUNTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.
Read it as they filed it
THROUGH A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE ORGANZIATION ACTIVELY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE VALUE OF HUNTING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: FOR YOUTH, JAKES (FOR AGES 12 AND YOUNGER), XTREME JAKES (AGES 13-17), WOMEN IN THE OUTDOORS (WOMEN 14 AND OLDER SEEKING HANDS ON OUTDOORS INSTRUCTION) AND WHEELIN SPORTSMEN (FOR SPORTSMEN AND WOMEN WITH DISABITLITIES).
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Bringing people into the fight
$4.0MTHE ORGANIZATION HAS 258,488 MEMBERS WITH A PRESENCE IN 50 STATES, CANADA AND 11 OTHER COUNTRIES.
Read it as they filed it
THE ORGANIZATION HAS 258,488 MEMBERS WITH A PRESENCE IN 50 STATES, CANADA AND 11 OTHER COUNTRIES. MEMBERS CAN JOIN THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES, INCLUDING A YOUTH MEMBERSHIP, REGULAR MEMBERSHIP AND SPONSOR MEMBERSHIP.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
84 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and National Wild Turkey Federation is nowhere near one.
$50,844,735 programs, $7,681,890 management, $1,754,785 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Took the helm from Kurt Dyroff, who drew $409,336 in the final year on file.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2025 officer table lists Kurt Dyroff, the return itself is signed by Kurt W Dyroff. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at NWTF? Claim this page.
Those 15,000 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If NWTF is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 15,001The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $34,931,545 |
| 2012 | $35,391,581 |
| 2013 | $37,167,685 |
| 2014 | $36,086,405 |
| 2015 | $41,125,889 |
| 2016 | $40,299,843 |
| 2017 | $37,460,447 |
| 2018 | $40,089,940 |
| 2019 | $40,035,671 |
| 2020 | $33,963,969 |
| 2021 | $37,600,735 |
| 2022 | $46,257,756 |
| 2023 | $54,130,461 |
| 2025 | $54,333,787 |
From $34.9M in 2011 to $54.3M in FY25, across 14 public filings.
The record
On the Hill
National Wild Turkey Federation has hired federal lobbyists: 30 filings from 2019 to 2026. The filings, at the Senate.
Most filed on natural resources, agriculture and budget/appropriations.
National Wild Turkey Federation files 2 related organizations on its return: National Wild Turkey Federation Endowment Foundation (501) and Nwtf Foundation (501). A related organization shares people or purpose; it does not share the books.
Ways in
How to help
84 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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53 years on the ground, 15,000 volunteers, 84 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.