Ohio · Nonprofit
NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION
NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Ohio) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $31,420 to it, the largest being United Way of Guernsey and Noble Counties Inc ($14,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.6M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $31k
- Net assets
- $9.3M
What National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation does
Mission
The mission of the National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation is to reconnect youth and families with outdoor activities and recreation by helping to foster and develop a life-long appreciation for the outdoors and nature. Our commitment to this mission is best demonstrated through ownership and management of the deerassic park education center. Deerassic park is home to nature trails, ponds, a picturesque creek studies area, archery range, and many other educational areas as well as deer pens which house a live deer herd numbering approximately 25 head. These areas provide the perfect framework for teaching respect and appreciation of nature at the many field trips, camps, community events, and other outdoor education events held each year.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
In an average year, the organization will host over 80 school field trips, camps and other events, with over 6,200 youth and 1,300 adults attending. The focus of these events is to teach students to explore and enjoy the outdoors. This is accomplished through activities and programs such as archery, fishing, riflery, touring our onsite nature center, canoeing, kayaking, and many other education programs including dissecting owl pellets as well as viewing, feeding, and learning about our live deer herd.
$245,414 spentof which $5,500 as grants$45,031 earned by the program11% of program spendingThe organization operates educational areas that are open to the public on a seasonal basis free of charge. These areas include an educational welcome center with hands on displays related to ohio native wildlife and plants as well as a display of over 70 of the largest whitetail deer ever harvested in the state of ohio known as the ohio whitetail hall of fame at deerassic park. In addition, the organization hosts several other family and community events designed for youth and adults alike. These events are generally free to the public and allow families and community members to get out and enjoy the outdoors at our 160 plus acre deerassic park education center. These events will normally see attendance of over 7,500 individuals to enjoy activities from fishing derbies and an overnight archery camp to our monthly wild wednesday educational series featuring topics such as ginseng hunting and building blue bird boxes.
$301,959 spent$49,394 earned by the program14% of program spendingEach year, the National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation hosts the deerassic classic outdoor expo. This event is one of the largest outdoor events for hunting, fishing, and nature conservation enthusiasts in the country. With over 15,000 attendees and nearly 100 exhibitors, the two-day event serves as an annual opportunity for hunters, fishermen, and nature conservationist to recharge their passion and learn about new products, techniques, and opportunities.
$1,673,162 spent$2,462,521 earned by the program75% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,220,535.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $11M to $12M (+8%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 0% · 2020 1% · 2021 5% · 2024 0% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dana Launder
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $4k → $9k.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
84% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 56% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
60% of NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,230 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Salt Fork South Inc · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Ohio) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $31,420 to it, the largest being United Way of Guernsey and Noble Counties Inc ($14,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $31,420 in grants to NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- United Way of Guernsey and Noble Counties Inc is the largest funder on record, with $14,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL WHITETAIL DEER EDUCATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing