AFRICAN AQUATIC CONSERVATION FUND INC

EIN: 472592641 501(c)(3) Animal-Related

CHILMARK, MA

Total Revenue
$777,977
Total Expenses
$821,230
Total Assets
$371,308
Net Assets
$164,262
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2015
Legal Domicile
MA
Principal Officer
ANDREW HOLMAN
Phone
4142028705
Tax Period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

AFRICAN AQUATIC CONSERVATION FUND INC, founded in 2015, is a small nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $778K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 9% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

THROUGH FOCUSED RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, AND EDUCATION ACTIONS, THE AFRICAN AQUATIC CONSERVATION FUND IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF AFRICAN MANATEES, TURTLES, AND OTHER AQUATIC WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE AFRICAN CONTINENT. WE WORK IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL PEOPLE, SCIENTISTS, GOVERNMENTS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $131,000

THE AFRICAN MANATEE PROGRAM LEADER SUPERVISED TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 13 TRAINEES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES AND CONDUCTED FIELDWORK PROGRAMS IN SENEGAL AND GUINEA. AFRICAN MANATEE GENETICS, FEEDING...

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THE AFRICAN MANATEE PROGRAM LEADER SUPERVISED TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND 13 TRAINEES FROM FIVE COUNTRIES AND CONDUCTED FIELDWORK PROGRAMS IN SENEGAL AND GUINEA. AFRICAN MANATEE GENETICS, FEEDING ECOLOGY, AND AGE DETERMINATION STUDIES CONTINUED WITH COLLABORATORS FROM SIX AFRICAN COUNTRIES. AS PART OF GENETICS RESEARCH, WE CONTINUED THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL DNA (EDNA) SAMPLING ANYWHERE IN WEST AFRICA, DURING OUR SURVEYS OF INTERIOR RIVERS IN GUINEA. ONE ADDITIONAL NEW RIVER FOR AFRICAN MANATEES WERE IDENTIFIED BY GUINEAN RESEARCH GRADUATE STUDENTS, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 6 NEW RIVERS SINCE 2023. WE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP FOR MANATEE RESEARCH WITH THE ABU DHABI AQUARIUM, AND BEGAN A LONG-TERM PHOTO-ID STUDT OF INDIVIDUAL MANATEES AT PT ST GEORGE, CASAMANCE, SENEGAL. THE PI AND COLLABORATORS PUBLISHED TWO SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS. AN ADDITIONAL TWO SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO JOURNALS.

Program 2
Expenses: $324,000

THE WEST AFRICAN SEA TURTLE PROGRAM LED PROJECTS IN GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA AND COTE D'IVOIRE. IN GABON WE CONTINUED TO COORDINATE THE GABON SEA TURTLE PARTNERSHIP, A NETWORK OF PROJECTS TO PROTECT...

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THE WEST AFRICAN SEA TURTLE PROGRAM LED PROJECTS IN GABON, EQUATORIAL GUINEA AND COTE D'IVOIRE. IN GABON WE CONTINUED TO COORDINATE THE GABON SEA TURTLE PARTNERSHIP, A NETWORK OF PROJECTS TO PROTECT SEA TURTLES AND THEIR HABITAT THROUGH BEACH SURVEILLANCE, RESEARCH, THREAT REDUCTION, CAPACITY-BUILDING AND OUTREACH. IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA WE CONTINUED TO MONITOR SEA TURTLE THREATS AND CONDUCTED A NATIONAL AWARENESS-RAISING CAMPAIGN. IN COTE D'IVOIRE WE CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO MONITOR AND PROTECT 50 KM OF NESTING BEACHES AND CARRY OUT COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT THE COUNTRY'S FIRST MARINE PROTECTED AREA. WE PUBLISHED 3 PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.

Program 3
Expenses: $185,000

THE AFRICAN CETACEANS PROGRAM CONDUCTED CONTINUING PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING (PAM) PROJECTS OFF THE WEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR, OFF THE NAMPULA COAST OF MOZAMBIQUE, AND OFF SENEGAL. THE PAM WORK IN...

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THE AFRICAN CETACEANS PROGRAM CONDUCTED CONTINUING PASSIVE ACOUSTIC MONITORING (PAM) PROJECTS OFF THE WEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR, OFF THE NAMPULA COAST OF MOZAMBIQUE, AND OFF SENEGAL. THE PAM WORK IN THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL WAS PART OF A MULTI-PARTNER EFFORT TO MITIGATE SHIPPING NOISE IN THE SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN (SWIO) FUNDED BY THE FRENCH GOVT AGENCY FFEM, AND INVOLVED TWO EXPEDITIONS TO CROSS THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL IN A SAILING VESSEL TO DEPLOY AND RECOVER REMOTE ACOUSTIC RECORDERS. WE ALSO CONDUCTED AN OMURA'S WHALES RESEARCH EXPEDITION OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MADAGASCAR SURVEYING APPROXIMATELY 400 KM OF COAST IN A SAILING VESSEL. THE CETECEANS PROGRAM LEADER CO-SUPERVISED THREE PHD STUDENTS ENROLLED AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY - MAURITIUS CAMPUS, ON THE ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY OF BLUE WHALES, HUMPBACK WHALES AND SPERM WHALES IN THE SWIO. THE LEADER ALSO ATTENDED AND PRESENTED WORK AT THE BIENIAL MEETING OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION IN BLED, SLOVENIA.

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

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $774,232
Program Service Revenue $3,111
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $634
TOTAL REVENUE $777,977

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $227,874
Fundraising Expenses $3,000
Program Expenses $736,899
Other Expenses $593,356
TOTAL EXPENSES $821,230

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $777,977 $716,022 +0.1%
Expenses $821,230 $702,252 +0.2%
Net Income $-43,253 $13,770 -4.1%
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Governance

Voting Members
9
Independent Members
5
Employees
2
Volunteers
6

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
4
$34,667
Total Directors
9
$177,065
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
DR LUCY KEITH DIAGNE EXECUTIVE DIR. 40.00
Officer Director
$34,667 $0 $34,667
DR ANDERS RHODIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TOMAS DIAGNE DIRECTOR 40.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NICOLE ADIMEY TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDREW HOLMAN PRESIDENT 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SALVATORE CERCHIO DIRECTOR 40.00
Director
$74,400 $0 $74,400
MICHELE FINN SECRETARY 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
BERTRAND LAURET DIRECTOR 5.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANGELA FORNIA DIRECTOR 40.00
Director
$67,998 $0 $67,998
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
2024 $777,977 $821,230 $371,308 $-43,253
2023 $716,022 $702,252 $457,689 $13,770
2022 $834,495 $680,145 $269,360 $154,350
2021 $305,271 $281,492 $111,345 $23,779
2020 $133,549 $137,147 $77,488 $-3,598
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