FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2006

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ZARA MCDONALD

Phone

4158774050

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND, founded in 2006, is a small nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $437K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 67% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $136K, a strong 31% operating margin.

Mission

WE ARE COMMITTED TO PRESERVING WILD FELID POPULATIONS IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS WORLDWIDE, ADDRESSING THE THREATS POSED BY HUMAN ENCROACHMENT AND CONFLICT. WITH NEARLY 40 SPECIES AT RISK OF ENDANGERMENT, OUR WORK FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING CARNIVORE ECOLOGY AT THE URBAN-WILDERNESS INTERFACE TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. WE ASSESS FELID POPULATIONS, MOVEMENTS, BEHAVIORS, AND HEALTH TRENDS IN WILD CATS, INCLUDING ZOONOTIC DISEASES, RECOGNIZING THAT 75% OF HUMAN ILLNESSES ARE ZOONOTIC IN ORIGIN. OUR INITIATIVES INVOLVE IDENTIFYING KEY HABITAT PATCHES, COLLECTING CRITICAL HEALTH DATA, AND IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE CONFLICT-REDUCTION PROGRAMS. SINCE 2014, WE'VE ENGAGED OVER 120,000 INDIVIDUALS GLOBALLY TO FOSTER HARMONY WITH THESE KEYSTONE SPECIES AND SAFEGUARD HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS. OUR MISSION REMAINS STEADFAST: PREVENTING GLOBAL FELID EXTIRPATION TO ENSURE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $48,864

THE BAY AREA PUMA PROJECT (BAPP) AND OUR EXPANDED EFFORTS IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF PUMAS IN TWO OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST URBANIZED REGIONS. WITH INCREASING HABITAT...

THE BAY AREA PUMA PROJECT (BAPP) AND OUR EXPANDED EFFORTS IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF PUMAS IN TWO OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST URBANIZED REGIONS. WITH INCREASING HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND HUMAN ENCROACHMENT, OUR WORK FOCUSES ON MITIGATING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES PUMAS FACE AT THE URBAN-WILDERNESS INTERFACE. USING NON-INVASIVE RESEARCH TOOLS LIKE CAMERA ARRAYS, HAIR AND FECAL SURVEYS, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE, WE COLLECT CRITICAL DATA ON PUMA BEHAVIOR, MOVEMENT, AND HEALTH, INCLUDING ZOONOTIC DISEASES THAT POSE RISKS TO BOTH WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.IN BOTH REGIONS, WE EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONFLICT-REDUCTION STRATEGIES. BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE AIM TO FOSTER COEXISTENCE WITH THESE APEX PREDATORS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, REAL-TIME TRACKING, AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING HUMAN-PUMA ENCOUNTERS. SINCE THE PROJECT'S INCEPTION, WE HAVE REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE PUMAS PLAY IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS. AS KEYSTONE SPECIES, PUMAS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THEIR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL DESPITE GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES.

Program 2

Expenses: $10,115

THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT IS A VITAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED CHEETAH POPULATIONS IN KENYA'S TSAVO REGION. USING ADVANCED TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND NON-INVASIVE...

THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT IS A VITAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED CHEETAH POPULATIONS IN KENYA'S TSAVO REGION. USING ADVANCED TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND NON-INVASIVE RESEARCH METHODS, THE PROJECT MONITORS CHEETAH MOVEMENT, HEALTH, AND BEHAVIOR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE, SUCH AS HABITAT LOSS, HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT, AND DECLINING PREY AVAILABILITY. IN ADDITION TO RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, FOSTERING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP AND PROMOTING COEXISTENCE WITH WILDLIFE. BY INTEGRATING RESEARCH WITH EDUCATION AND CONFLICT MITIGATION, THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF CHEETAHS IN ONE OF EAST AFRICA'S MOST ICONIC LANDSCAPES.

Program 3

Expenses: $320

OUR INNOVATIVE K12 PROGRAM, CAT AWARE, SEAMLESSLY MELDS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON PREDATOR-PREY LABORATORIES, AND CAPTIVATING FIELD TRIPS TO NATURAL HABITATS. FOCUSED ON NATIVE WILDLIFE...

OUR INNOVATIVE K12 PROGRAM, CAT AWARE, SEAMLESSLY MELDS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON PREDATOR-PREY LABORATORIES, AND CAPTIVATING FIELD TRIPS TO NATURAL HABITATS. FOCUSED ON NATIVE WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY WILD CATS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, FOSTERING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL WORLD.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $415,460

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $21,779

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $437,239

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $977

Program Expenses $292,118

Other Expenses $301,065

TOTAL EXPENSES $301,065

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$437,239	$261,202	+0.7%
Expenses	$301,065	$216,661	+0.4%
Net Income	$136,174	$44,541	+2.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

322

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$62,350

Total Directors