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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BUSHLIFE CONSERVANCY.

Totals

Total revenue
$495,497
Total expenses
$273,597
Contributions and grants received
$480,806
Grants paid
$261,213
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$14,536
Other revenue
$155
Total assets, end of year
$657,239
Total liabilities, end of year
$102
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$657,137
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$261,442
Management and general expenses
$9,636
Fundraising expenses
$2,519
Program service expenses (Part III)
$261,442

Program services were 95.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $480,806

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,536 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $14,536

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit card rewards

    total $155 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $155

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $155

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $261,213 · program services $261,213

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,000 · management and general $5,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,606 · management and general $2,606

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,030 · management and general $2,030

  • 24a · Other expenses: State registration fees

    total $2,519 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,519

  • 24b · Other expenses: Email subscription services

    total $229 · program services $229 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,561 · end of year $49,239

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $405,966 · end of year $591,423

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $17,806 · end of year $16,577

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $96 · end of year $102

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $421,590 · end of year $647,637

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,647 · end of year $9,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Protecting Zimbabwe's wildlife for the sake of a healthier, more diverse planet. Bushlife Conservancy strives to protect endangered species within the Mana Pools and Zambezi Valley areas of Zimbabwe from human threat. Enforcement of anti-poaching efforts and community education projects ensure a future in which the area's elephants, pangolins, painted dogs, and other wildlife flourish without risk of human-caused extinction.

  • No elephants were poached in Mana Pools National Park during the year. All collared elephants were protected from legal hunters when they wandered into adjacent hunting concessions. Funding was provided for the following activities conducted with Zimbabwe Parks Authority in Mana Pools and the surrounding Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe: (1) new collars were placed on 10 iconic big-tusked bull elephants, including 2 new elephants; (2) a research project to understand the cause and determine a cure for the baby elephants that appear to have a deformed leg was initiated. Two baby elephants were darted, their bad legs were examined, and samples were taken from the affected joint. We plan to investigate at least 5 more cases next year; (3) conservation clubs, each with 20-30 children, were managed and led by a professional educator in 24 schools in the communities bordering Mana Pools. Two big sports galas and a wildlife quiz day were conducted in these communities; (4) human-wildlife conflict management, including community awareness training, was a significant part of the work we funded. Four lions were captured and relocated from the villages to the park. Elephant mitigation tactics using chili bricks were employed; (5) one secondhand vehicle was purchased for use in anti-poaching work; (6) The Ranger Station we built on the southern boundary of Mana Pools was furnished with beds, and electrical wiring was installed for lighting from existing solar panels. The facility can accommodate 14 rangers, including a senior ranger and his family.

    Expenses $261,442

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nick Murray

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Elizabeth Brock

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Ed Callen

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Alison Nolting

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mara Perkins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Charles Hanemann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
30 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202432129349301823

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