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← THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,346,729
Total expenses
$2,858,099
Contributions and grants received
$3,160,533
Grants paid
$1,573,434
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$170,816
Other revenue
$15,380
Total assets, end of year
$8,183,484
Total liabilities, end of year
$476,163
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,707,321
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,278,661
Management and general expenses
$212,006
Fundraising expenses
$367,432
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,278,661

Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $171,281

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,989,252

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $19,486

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $170,816 · excluded $170,816

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,179

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $171,281

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,891

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$27,712 · excluded -$27,712

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $145,628

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $100,655

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $44,973 · related or exempt $44,973

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXCHANGE LOSS

    total -$1,881 · excluded -$1,881

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$1,881

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,573,434 · program services $1,573,434

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $295,218 · program services $166,470 · management and general $109,248 · fundraising $19,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $503,277 · program services $344,723 · fundraising $158,554

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $30,607 · program services $19,476 · management and general $2,066 · fundraising $9,065

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,579 · program services $47,763 · management and general $10,590 · fundraising $17,226

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,109 · program services $3,664 · management and general $50,031 · fundraising $3,414

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,538 · program services $2,100 · management and general $712 · fundraising $6,726

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,342 · program services $599 · management and general $8,184 · fundraising $559

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $475 · program services $66 · management and general $14 · fundraising $395

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $168,918 · program services $39,078 · management and general $22,977 · fundraising $106,863

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $39,620 · program services $30,437 · management and general $255 · fundraising $8,928

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,819 · program services $22,291 · management and general $4,101 · fundraising $27,427

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,427 · program services $16,792 · management and general $3,579 · fundraising $6,056

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,336 · program services $735 · management and general $249 · fundraising $2,352

  • 24a · Other expenses: INVENTORY WRITE-OFF

    total $10,206 · program services $10,206

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

    total $827 · program services $827

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $367 · fundraising $367

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $247,810 · end of year $1,850,941

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,790,657 · end of year $1,716,356

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $275,423 · end of year $70,672

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $113,475 · end of year $227,575

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $90,411 · end of year $75,317

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,551 · end of year $31,851

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $204,697

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $204,154

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $38 · end of year $543

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,283,018 · end of year $3,919,050

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $299,053 · end of year $291,179

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,362 · end of year $61,605

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $48,280 · end of year $212,886

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $187,117 · end of year $201,672

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,149,686 · end of year $3,297,574

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,687,991 · end of year $4,409,747

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE SNOW LEOPARD AND ITS MOUNTAIN HABITAT BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA, AND THROUGH EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SNOW LEOPARD, ITS HABITAT, PROTECTION MEASURES AND CONSERVATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CONSERVATION OF THE SNOW LEOPARD AND ITS MOUNTAIN HABITAT.

  • SNOW LEOPARD RESEARCH, MONITORING & CONSERVATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: OUR FIELD TEAMS CONDUCTED 16 SURVEYS INSTALLING 360 CAMERA TRAPS IN THE YEAR 2023. THESE SURVEYS REPRESENTED NEARLY 20,000 SQ KM OF POTENTIAL SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT AND INCLUDED NEW SITES AS WELL AS SITES UNDER LONG-TERM MONITORING PROGRAMS ACROSS INDIA, KYRGYZSTAN AND MONGOLIA.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, A TEAM COMPRISED OF ALL WOMEN FROM AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IN INDIA CONDUCTED A CAMERA TRAPPING SURVEY FOR SNOW LEOPARDS AFTER BEING TRAINED. IN OUR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL STUDY IN MONGOLIA, THREE SNOW LEOPARDS WERE FITTED WITH A GPS COLLAR, AND OUR CAMERAS CAPTURED 25 INDIVIDUAL ADULT SNOW LEOPARDS. OUR TEAM PUBLISHED 32 PEER REVIEWED PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS IN 2023. IN 2023, 20 RANGERS WERE AWARDED IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AS PART OF THE RANGERS AWARD PROGRAM. FOR THE YEAR 2024, AN AWARDS PROGRAM ALONG WITH TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES FOR RANGERS IS BEING INITIATED IN PAKISTAN AND MONGOLIA.

    Expenses $956,297 · Grants $956,297 · Revenue $44,973

  • SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, POLICY & COOPERATION: OUR TEAMS WORKED WITH 151 COMMUNITIES TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES. THEY ALSO SECURED THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROTECT SNOW LEOPARDS, THEIR HABITATS AND PREY SPECIES. A TOTAL OF 20,432 FAMILIES LIVING IN SNOW LEOPARD HABITATS BENEFITED FROM OUR LIVELIHOOD INITIATIVES INCLUDING BEEKEEPING, SUSTAINABLE CASHMERE PRODUCTION, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM, DAIRY PROCESSING AND MARKETING, FRUIT ORCHARD PLANTING, AND PRODUCTION AND SALE OF CONSERVATION-LINKED HANDICRAFTS. OUR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS ALSO INVOLVED HELPING RUN COMMUNITY-MANAGED LIVESTOCK INSURANCE PROGRAMS, LIVESTOCK VACCINATION, AND COLLABORATIVE PREDATOR-PROOFING OF LIVESTOCK CORRALS.OUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION EFFORT FOR SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, CALLED THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD AND ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION PROGRAM, CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE SNOW LEOPARD RANGE-COUNTRY GOVERNMENTS AT A HIGH LEVEL. AT THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING IN DUBAI, WE USED THE GSLEP PLATFORM TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY TOWARDS THE NEED FOR ETHICAL SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION EFFORTS.

    Expenses $753,139 · Grants $540,635

  • PROMOTING ETHICAL NATURE CONSERVATION (BY ENABLING PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES):WE LAUNCHED A NEW INITIATIVE CALLED THE ETHICAL CONSERVATION ALLIANCE WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF GLOBAL NATURE CONSERVATION. THIS EFFORT AIMS TO BUILD SYNERGY, DEVELOP TOOLKITS AND TRAINING, AND SHARE ETHICAL BEST PRACTICES IN NATURE CONSERVATION. IT IS LEADING TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AND ALLOWING US TO SHARE LESSONS IN SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION WITH PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN OTHER ECOSYSTEMS. IN 2023, THE ALLIANCE COMPRISED OF CONSERVATION LEADERS FROM 31 COUNTRIES. AT OUR TRAINING WORKSHOPS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ALLIANCE, A TOTAL OF 131 PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING 85 WOMEN PRACTITIONERS, RECEIVED TRAINING IN ETHICAL NATURE CONSERVATION OR ETHICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES.

    Expenses $159,383 · Grants $55,000

  • EDUCATION & OUTREACH:WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH MORE THAN 950 CHILDREN IN SNOW LEOPARD HABITATS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN MULTI-DAY ECO-CAMPS. 28 SCHOOL NATURE CLUBS THAT WE HELPED ESTABLISH WERE ACTIVE THROUGH 2023, AND 27 SCHOOLTEACHERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE CONSERVATION. A TOTAL OF 1,300 PEOPLE RECEIVED OUR CONSERVATION NEWSLETTERS IN INDIA AND MONGOLIA, PRODUCED BY AND FOR LOCAL PEOPLE. INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD DAY WAS CELEBRATED IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES ON 23RD OCTOBER. OUR ANNUAL STRIDES FOR SNOW LEOPARDS AWARENESS EVENT ATTRACTED AN UNPRECEDENTED 1,100 PARTICIPANTS FROM 60 COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $409,842 · Grants $21,502

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rhetick Sengupta

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Gayle Podrabsky

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Gary Podrabsky

    SECRETARY - TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Barbara Blywise

    MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Dabek PhD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Todd George JD CPA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Jed Gorden MD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Platts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bradley Rutherford

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Sparrow

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurie Fritts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marti Subrahmanyan PhD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Charudutt Mishra PhD

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,720
    From this org
    $111,537
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,183
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marissa Niranjan

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $97,500
    From this org
    $87,858
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,642
    Hours/week
    40

  • Laura Farnitano

    FINANCE ADMINISTRATION & COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $78,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,800
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349319114

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