BBB Wise Giving Report for
Ducks Unlimited

BBB Wise Giving Report issued December 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires December 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Ducks Unlimited
Address: One Waterfowl Way
  Memphis, TN 38120
Phone: 901-758-3825
Web Address: www.ducks.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1937, District of Columbia
Affiliates: Wetlands America Trust, and 3000 chapters
Stated Purpose: "to conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Ducks Unlimited (DU) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

DU supports the annual life cycle needs of North American waterfowl by protecting, enhancing, restoring, and managing wetlands and associated uplands. Since its founding in 1937, DU has contributed to the conservation of more than 12 million acres of prime wildlife habitat in all 50 states, each of the Canadian provinces, and Mexico. In the U.S., DU has helped to conserve more than 4 million acres of waterfowl habitat. Some 900 species of wildlife live and flourish on DU projects, including many threatened and endangered species.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, DU's program expenses were:

  
U.S. conservation 81,552,125
Conservation easements 65,697,887
Conservation education 13,132,059
DU Canada 10,175,293
Membership services 3,491,482
Government relations 708,567
DU de Mexico 556,125
Total Program Expenses: $175,313,538
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : H. Dale Hall, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: W. Bruce Lewis
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney

Board Size: 60

Paid Staff Size: 450

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Donald A. Young was the CEO of DU during the 2009 fiscal year and received compensation of $351,879. He left the organization in June of 2009. The new CEO, Mr. H. Dale Hall, was hired in May of 2010. The Alliance does not have compensation information for Mr. Hall at this time.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $185,819,256, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
DU incurred joint costs of $16,134,000 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $9,680,400 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $6,453,600 was allocated to program expenses.
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on DU's audited financial statements - combined for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Major conservation gifts 75,563,820
Donated conservation easements 65,697,887
Federal and state habitat reimbursements 56,749,054
Events (net) 31,081,253
Nonevent membership 10,801,236
Habitat reimbursements 7,516,821
Royalties 4,616,176
Advertising 2,821,796
Revolving land fund contribtution 1,757,682
Other 1,486,751
Planned gift maturitites 917,378
Investment loss -5,016,186
Assets released from restrictions and other reclassifications -50,985,150
Total Income $203,008,518


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 2% 

Total income   $203,008,518
  Program expenses $175,313,538
  Fund raising expenses 25,198,155
  Administrative expenses 4,206,959
 
Total expenses   $204,718,652
Expenses in Excess of Income   (1,710,134)
Beginning net assets   75,185,017
Other Changes in Net Assets (8,238,274)
Ending net assets   65,236,609
Total liabilities   36,085,459
Total assets   $101,322,068

Note: In the above financial section, other changes in net assets represents -$8,238,274 for pension and postretirement benefit liability adjustments.

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