INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1973

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RICHARD BEILFUSS PHD

Phone

6083569462

Tax Period

2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC, founded in 1973, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $11.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 31% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $15.2M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 33% operating deficit.

Mission

THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION WORKS WORLDWIDE TO CONSERVE CRANES AND THE ECOSYSTEMS, WATERSHEDS, AND FLYWAYS ON WHICH THEY DEPEND. WE PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND INSPIRATION TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN RESOLVING THREATS TO CRANES AND THEIR DIVERSE LANDSCAPES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $4,059,104 Revenue: $360,541

ICF CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP - ICF'S HEADQUARTERS INCLUDES A GLOBAL CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP, PROVIDING TRAINING AND PROGRAMS IN: CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT; WETLAND AND GRASSLAND RESTORATION AND ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE CRANE MANAGEMENT AND CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; AND CONSERVATION COMMUNICATIONS. ICF'S INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS INTEGRATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORING INTO EACH PROJECT, FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHARE WATERS AND LANDSCAPES WITH CRANES. ICF'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, MENTORS AND SUPPORTS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AMONG A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE, FROM PROMISING YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS TO THE LAND OWNERS AND DECISION MAKERS WHO INFLUENCE CRANE SURVIVAL IN KEY PLACES, EMPOWERING COLLEAGUES WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE TO LEAD EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

Program 2

Expenses: $3,443,064

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IS HOME TO SIX CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING FOUR HIGHLY THREATENED RESIDENT SPECIES: ENDANGERED GREY CROWNED CRANES AND VULNERABLE BLACK CROWNED, WATTLED, BLUE...

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IS HOME TO SIX CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING FOUR HIGHLY THREATENED RESIDENT SPECIES: ENDANGERED GREY CROWNED CRANES AND VULNERABLE BLACK CROWNED, WATTLED, BLUE CRANES, AND WINTERING DEMOISELLE AND EURASIAN CRANES. THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION IS ACTIVE IN MANY COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLVING THREATS TO CRANES. GREY AND BLACK CROWNED CRANES ARE IN SERIOUS DECLINE DUE TO CAPTURE FOR ILLEGAL DOMESTICATION AND TRADE, AND LOSS OF VITAL BREEDING WETLANDS. WATTLED CRANES ARE MOST THREATENED BY LARGE DAMS AND WATER DIVERSIONS AND ASSOCIATED WETLAND DEGRADATION. THE FOUNDATION'S DIVERSE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON RESTORING LARGE FLOODPLAINS FOR CRANES, BIODIVERSITY, AND THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THEY PROVIDE; FOSTERING COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF CRANES AND WETLANDS; SECURING CRANES IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; REDUCING THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL TRADE, POWERLINES, AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON CRANES; AND LONG-TERM MONITORING AND CONSERVATION PLANNING. THESE EFFORTS IN AFRICA HAVE CREATED GLOBAL MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS.

Program 3

Expenses: $2,576,725

NORTH AMERICA - NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO TWO CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S RAREST CRANES - ENDANGERED WHOOPING CRANES AND THE MOST ABUNDANT CRANES - SANDHILL CRANES. WHOOPING CRANES FACE...

NORTH AMERICA - NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO TWO CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S RAREST CRANES - ENDANGERED WHOOPING CRANES AND THE MOST ABUNDANT CRANES - SANDHILL CRANES. WHOOPING CRANES FACE CRITICAL THREATS ON THEIR WINTERING GROUNDS IN AND AROUND ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN TEXAS, AND ALONG THEIR LONG MIGRATORY FLYWAY TO THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS IN WOOD BUFFALO, CANADA. FOUNDATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CONSERVING THE ARANSAS- WOOD BUFFALO WHOOPING CRANE FLOCK; ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE FLOCK OF WHOOPING CRANES THROUGH REINTRODUCTIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES; CAPTIVE CRANE POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH; AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO REDUCE THREATS TO WHOOPING CRANES THROUGHOUT THEIR NATURAL AND REINTRODUCED RANGE. THE FOUNDATION'S NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES LONGTERM SANDHILL CRANE RESEARCH AIMED AT DEVELOPING CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES FOR CRANE MANAGEMENT ON AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES.

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $8,938,705

Program Service Revenue $167,749

Investment Income $2,046,355

Other Revenue $267,120

TOTAL REVENUE $11,419,929

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,395,956

Salaries & Benefits $6,170,447

Fundraising Expenses $1,335,717

Program Expenses $12,589,370

Other Expenses $5,601,981

TOTAL EXPENSES $15,168,384

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$11,419,929	$16,471,068	-0.3%
Expenses	$15,168,384	$12,744,103	+0.2%
Net Income	$-3,748,455	$3,726,965	-2.0%

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

120

Volunteers

226

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

$1,158,417

Total Directors

$292,377

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RICHARD BEILFUSS	PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer Director	$163,468	$39,366	$202,834
GEORGE ARCHIBALD	CO-FOUNDER	40.00	Officer Director	$76,456	$13,087	$89,543
ROBERTA ASHER	CHAIR	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVE EULLER	VICE CHAIR	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN BECKER	TREASURER	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BOB DOHMEN	SECRETARY	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BARRY ACKERS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JILL ALLREAD	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GALSAN BATSUKH	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN CARNAHAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUE CHIN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS CORPUS	DIRECTOR (FROM 6/21/2024)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LINDA DISANTIS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN GAST	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM HAFFNER	DIRECTOR (FROM 1/24/2025)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN HENDRICKS	DIRECTOR (FROM 1/24/2025)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELEANOR HOAGLAND	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDREW HOLMAN	DIRECTOR (FROM 1/24/2025)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MIKE HORN	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 8/29/2024)	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS HUNT	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAULA JOHN	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/21/2024)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH KEATING	DIRECTOR (FROM 3/26/2025)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM KESSEL	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/23/2024)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HEIDI KIESLER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LARRY KUETER	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TOM LEIDEN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MICAELA LEVINE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL ROBBINS	DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/21/2024)	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JASON SAUEY	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER SPEERS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEPH TAI	DIRECTOR (FROM 9/21/2024)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVE KUHN	CFO	40.00	Officer	$139,477	$15,123	$154,600
KARI STAUFFER	VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00	Officer	$112,333	$25,926	$138,259
TODD HOLMAN	HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$102,288	$21,762	$124,050
ANDY CAVEN	VP - NORTH AMERICA PROGRAMS	40.00	Officer	$97,480	$15,070	$112,550
JODI LEGGE	VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS	40.00	Officer	$90,045	$13,239	$103,284
MAHENDRA SHRESTHA	VP, ASIA PROGRAMS (FROM 3/4/2024)	40.00	Officer	$92,300	$0	$92,300
KEVIN DREES	VP OF HQ OPS. (FROM 5/1/2024)	40.00	Officer	$72,186	$0	$72,186
CRAWFORD PRENTICE	VP INT'L - ASIA (UNTIL 4/5/2024)	40.00	Officer	$39,398	$4,768	$44,166
KERRYN MORRISON	VP INTERNATIONAL - AFRICA	40.00	Officer	$24,645	$0	$24,645
DIANA BOON	DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION MEDICINE	40.00	Highest	$109,927	$12,537	$122,464
BRITTANY MULLINS	REGIONAL ADVANCEMENT OFFICER	40.00	Highest	$102,600	$16,251	$118,851

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$11,419,929	$15,168,384	$64,021,552	$-3,748,455
2024	$16,471,068	$12,744,103	$66,775,987	$3,726,965
2023	$9,637,841	$11,560,542	$57,740,973	$-1,922,701
2022	$10,627,256	$9,820,661	$62,289,431	$806,595
2021	$8,745,477	$7,905,473	$60,579,767	$840,004
2020	$15,523,552	$7,813,640	$53,013,860	$7,709,912
2019	$11,534,054	$7,410,795	$45,478,887	$4,123,259