Help launch the North American Pronghorn Foundation - GoFundMe

[Commutair]

I hate to be a Debbie downer however it looks as if this foundation has been around since 1991.

NAPF store

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pronghornfoundation.homestead.com

Not sure what this raising money is about. I pray someone is not scamming trying to get money for a guided grizzly bear hunt in Alaska.

 

[INMT]

Looking at it some more this go fund me page looks sketch. Can’t right off on taxes? Startup? Computers? Scam.

Yeah. @Big Fin is backing a scam on his own forum. A start up group without non profit status (501 c 3) is not tax deductible. I’m on a steering committee for one myself. Shit talkers like yourself detract from the cause. Take it somewhere else

 

[Commutair]

this foundation already exists. That’s all I’m saying. Look it up. I’m no sh$t talker. You need to check your self before you wreck yourself.

 

[Jbotto]

this foundation already exists. That’s all I’m saying. Look it up. I’m no sh$t talker. You need to check your self before you wreck yourself.

National Pronghorn Organization

With pronghorn on the decline in many western states I have searched for a national conservation organization that is specific for pronghorn. This is all I come up with: https://pronghornfoundation.homestead.com/ The organization seems to be defunct like their website. Does anyone have an...

www.hunttalk.com

This was talked about earlier this year. Read some of the backstory in this post. If you don’t like it, move on. If they prove to you later that they are a group of individuals who are actually out for the conservation side of this, like most of us believe they are, put your money in the hat. If not, move on as you never intended to be part of the solution to begin with.

 

[westbranch]

this foundation already exists. That’s all I’m saying. Look it up. I’m no sh$t talker. You need to check your self before you wreck yourself.

You don't know what you're looking up. That old foundation hasn't existed for 12+ years.

 

[brocksw]

Just to clear the air here. The former North American Pronghorn Foundation dissolved in 2011. I just spoke with a former Board member of that group last week, Gene Carrico, and he confirmed this. They stopped filing their annual statements in 2011, and in 2013 the group was deactivated by the IRS for not keeping up to date on those filings.

I should note, my conversation with Gene went very well. He and the other members of that former group, were all in support of a new group starting up and he offered his assistance if we needed it.

I also inquired to the Wyoming Secretary of State (it was based out of Rawlins), that it indeed was defunct and no longer operational. The state of Wyoming confirmed.

@Commutair, appreciate your vigilance and looking out for folks. Feel free to message me anytime with questions.

I will work with our board to draft an update statement to keep all the Ht folks in the loop on exactly where we are and what we are working on.

Grateful for all the support.

And just in case....https://wyobiz.wyo.gov/Business/FilingDetails.aspx?eFNum=145156240175095205066228223012232184044080123008

 

[Commutair]

Thank you for this clarification. I have dontated and support your cause. Also lifetime BHA member.

 

[Mountain Man]

Donation made. Looking forward to this organization getting up and running. Thanks for getting it started.

 

[COEngineer]

Donation made. Looking forward to this organization getting up and running. Thanks for getting it started.

Why "North American Pronghorn Foundation"? Isn't that redundant? Are there pronghorn anywhere outside of NA?

I'm sending money anyway, just curious if it's a marketing thing with the name??

 

[brocksw]

Why "North American Pronghorn Foundation"? Isn't that redundant? Are there pronghorn anywhere outside of NA?

I'm sending money anyway, just curious if it's a marketing thing with the name??

Good question. There’s a couple elements at play. Pronghorn Foundation, as an acronym “PF”, conflicted with Pheasants Forever. American Pronghorn Foundation was considered, but Pronghorn exist in Mexico and Canada, and North American was more inclusive of the potential to work in those countries in the future and acknowledged their full range.

We acknowledge that most people will likely refer to it as the “Pronghorn Foundation” or “NAPF” for short anyway.

 

[brocksw]

Hunttalk,

The NAPF Board (10 members) wants to keep the this community updated on our progress. We had a board meeting last night (Oct 22) and here are the things we're working on and discussing.

501c3 status - Last night we went over our 1023 form as a group. This form is nearly complete, but there are some supplemental documents that are standard and needed to complete this filing. We have teams working on those supplemental documents and we hope to file for tax-exempt status in the near future.

State Pronghorn Portfolio - We've contacted the majority of state wildlife management agencies in the west to speak with their Pronghorn/big game biologists about the challenges and priorities for Pronghorn in their states. We've also spoken to the Wyoming Migration Initiative and the Monteith Shop, as well as three of the Berrendo Award winners from the biannual WAFWA Pronghorn Workshop. This includes Bill Rudd, Rich Guenzel, and the 2024 winner, Paul Jones. More can be found about that at this link https://wafwa.org/workshops/pronghorn-workshop/.

Rich and Paul have been a great resource for us, as they are always available for questions and insight into the scientific side of things. They also donated to our cause; we are extremely grateful for their support.

This portfolio will be a living document and we are working diligently to give it structure and consistency of format between the states while reflecting each state's unique challenges and situation. Our goal is to build a guiding document focused solely on a comprehensive picture of Pronghorn across the continent, including challenges, conservation opportunities, ongoing or needed efforts, and advocacy opportunities.

Strategic Planning - This effort is somewhat straight forward and includes mission, purpose, and values, bylaws, as well as structural and operational plans to give the organization a framework to operate within.

Logo/website - One of our board members is working with a team to draft a logo, fonts, and color schemes that will be attached to NAPF. We've also spoken with a company on website development, but until we finalize some of our strategic planning documents (which includes some content for the website) and logo work, it is a bit premature to sign on the dotted line.

Finance committee - We've also established a finance committee, oh the luxuries of having two CPA's on our board. Since I filed the articles of incorporation on July 23, of 2024, we will need to file annual reporting paperwork for the 2024 business year. The committee will file that paperwork and set a structure to ensure we have an annual checklist to keep us in good standing going forward.

Our board is eager to put resources on the ground to benefit Pronghorn and their habitat, but patience is key. We want to make damn sure that we are buttoned up and ready to go, and not putting the cart before the horse. We take the financial support we've received very seriously, and want to do right by those financial supporters, prospective members, and most importantly, by the resource. Messing up in the early stages is not an option for us. We want to get it right and make sure that once we open the proverbial doors, we're ready.

As always, if anyone has any questions or anything at all, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're excited and grateful for this opportunity and are humbled by the support we've received from this community.

More to come...