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← THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 November 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$3,509,526 changed to $3,491,584
Total expenses
$3,838,648 changed to $3,820,706
Contributions and grants received
$3,210,968 changed to $3,193,672
Other revenue
-$5,575 changed to -$6,221
Management and general expenses
$282,505 changed to $282,502
Fundraising expenses
$519,946 changed to $502,007

Totals

Total revenue
$3,491,584
Total expenses
$3,820,706
Contributions and grants received
$3,193,672
Grants paid
$2,096,463
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$304,133
Other revenue
-$6,221
Total assets, end of year
$8,110,766
Total liabilities, end of year
$460,507
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,650,259
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,036,197
Management and general expenses
$282,502
Fundraising expenses
$502,007
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,036,197

Program services were 79.5% 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

    $152,955

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,040,717

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $33,668

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $251,913 · excluded $251,913

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $464,442

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

    securities $412,222

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $52,220

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $52,220 · excluded $52,220

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $30,119

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

    $152,955

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $63,729

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$33,610 · excluded -$33,610

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $130,369

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $108,536

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $21,833 · related or exempt $21,833

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $3,700 · excluded $3,700

  • 11b · Other revenue: EXCHANGE GAIN

    total $1,856 · excluded $1,856

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,556

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,096,463 · program services $2,096,463

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $306,598 · program services $171,734 · management and general $114,197 · fundraising $20,667

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $578,131 · program services $329,352 · management and general $6,131 · fundraising $242,648

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $75,087 · program services $39,303 · management and general $10,003 · fundraising $25,781

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $87,083 · program services $48,582 · management and general $12,268 · fundraising $26,233

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,049 · management and general $4,049

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,523 · management and general $77,523

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,567 · management and general $10,567

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,516 · program services $469 · management and general $7,637 · fundraising $410

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,221 · program services $3,221

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $203,006 · program services $40,167 · management and general $29,835 · fundraising $133,004

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,498 · program services $25,637 · management and general $5,941 · fundraising $13,920

  • 17 · Travel

    total $112,027 · program services $82,600 · management and general $451 · fundraising $28,976

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,982 · program services $15,138 · management and general $3,670 · fundraising $8,174

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,083 · program services $679 · management and general $230 · fundraising $2,174

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $169,294 · program services $169,294

  • 24b · Other expenses: INVENTORY WRITE-OFF

    total $13,558 · program services $13,558

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $20 · fundraising $20

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,850,941 · end of year $1,986,910

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,716,356 · end of year $1,654,556

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $70,672 · end of year $29,709

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $227,575 · end of year $141,660

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $75,317 · end of year $42,648

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,851 · end of year $46,083

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

    $216,257

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

    $208,010

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $543 · end of year $8,247

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,919,050 · end of year $3,976,798

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $291,179 · end of year $224,155

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,605 · end of year $95,511

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $212,886 · end of year $205,560

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $201,672 · end of year $159,436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,297,574 · end of year $3,223,429

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,409,747 · end of year $4,426,830

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST AIMS TO ETHICALLY CONSERVE SNOW LEOPARDS AND THEIR HIGH MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THROUGH RESEARCH TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF SNOW LEOPARD BEHAVIOR, NEEDS, HABITATS, AND THREATS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CONSERVATION OF THE SNOW LEOPARD AND ITS MOUNTAIN HABITAT.

  • SNOW LEOPARD RESEARCH, MONITORING & CONSERVATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT:IN 2024, NO SNOW LEOPARDS WERE REPORTED KILLED WITHIN THE 60,000 KM DIRECTLY PROTECTED BY 177 PARTNER COMMUNITIES ACROSS MONGOLIA, KYRGYZSTAN, INDIA, AND PAKISTAN. COMBINED WITH INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION, THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST FACILITATED THE PROTECTION OF OVER 200,000 SQ KM OF CRITICAL SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT, ENCOMPASSING APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD POPULATION.SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EFFORTS CONTINUED TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF SNOW LEOPARD ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. FIFTEEN PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS WERE PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS. SNOW LEOPARD POPULATIONS WERE MONITORED ACROSS 19,216 SQ KM OF HABITAT IN FOUR COUNTRIES THROUGH THE DEPLOYMENT OF 527 CAMERA TRAPS. WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL STUDY, SIX SNOW LEOPARDS AND ONE IBEX WERE COLLARED AND TRACKED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT USE. CAMERA TRAP DATA FURTHER IDENTIFIED 13 ADULT SNOW LEOPARDS, INCLUDING THREE FEMALES WITH DEPENDENT CUBS AND SEVEN FIRST-YEAR CUBS.THE CITIZEN-RANGER WILDLIFE PROTECTION PROGRAM RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION THROUGH THREE FORMAL AWARD CEREMONIES. IN MONGOLIA, 19 RANGERS WERE HONORED, INCLUDING THE PROGRAM'S FIRST FEMALE RECIPIENT; IN KYRGYZSTAN, 23 RANGERS AND COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS RECEIVED RECOGNITION; AND IN PAKISTAN, SIX RANGERS WERE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ROLE IN DISRUPTING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. IN TOTAL, 542 PROTECTION PATROLS WERE CONDUCTED BY RANGERS. PATROLS COVERED 14,807 SQ KM OF SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT TO DETER POACHING AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. 159 RANGERS RECEIVED TRAINING IN KYRGYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, AND PAKISTAN.

    Expenses $1,905,405 · Grants $1,859,838 · Revenue $21,833

  • SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION, POLICY & COOPERATION:IN 2024, ACROSS FOUR SNOW LEOPARD RANGE COUNTRIES (MONGOLIA, PAKISTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, AND INDIA), MORE THAN 31,000 HOUSEHOLDS FROM 177 COMMUNITIES PARTICIPATED IN SNOW LEOPARD-FRIENDLY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE COMMUNITIES SAFEGUARDED 60,000 SQ KM OF SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT, WHICH CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD POPULATION. COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES INCLUDE SUSTAINABLE ORCHARDS, DAIRY ENTERPRISES, SNOW LEOPARD ENTERPRISES, BEEKEEPING, COMMUNITY RANGER PROGRAMS, WILDLIFE MONITORING, LIVESTOCK INSURANCE SCHEMES, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT, LIVESTOCK VACCINATION CAMPAIGNS, CORRAL REINFORCEMENT, GRAZING-FREE RESERVES, AND CROP PROTECTION INITIATIVES.THE GLOBAL SNOW LEOPARD AND ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION PROGRAM (GSLEP), ESTABLISHED IN 2013 WITH FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST, CONTINUED TO PROMOTE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATION, RESULTING IN THE PROTECTION OF MORE THAN 150,000 SQ KM OF SNOW LEOPARD HABITAT. COMBINED WITH THE 60,000 SQ KM OF HABITAT SAFEGUARDED BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES ENGAGED IN SNOW LEOPARD-FRIENDLY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL AREA OF ENHANCED PROTECTION TO OVER 200,000 SQ KM IN 2024.WITH OUR SUPPORT, THE UNITED NATIONS FORMALLY RECOGNIZED OCTOBER 23 AS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE SNOW LEOPARD, UNDERSCORING THE GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION.IN 2024, WE ALSO INITIATED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH ESTABLISHED CONSERVATION PRACTITIONERS IN NEPAL, WHERE WE HAVE LAUNCHED NEW SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS WITH A LOCAL PARTNER.

    Expenses $613,362 · Grants $58,205

  • PROMOTING ETHICAL NATURE CONSERVATION (BY ENABLING PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH LOCAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES):THE ETHICAL CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (ECA), ESTABLISHED IN 2023 WITH FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST, PROMOTED INTEGRITY, RESPECT, AND EQUITY IN CONSERVATION PRACTICE WORLDWIDE. IN 2024, 36 NATIONS, INCLUDING 64 GOVERNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS AND 40 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, FORMALLY COMMITTED TO ADOPTING AND PROMOTING ETHICAL CONSERVATION PRACTICES. THROUGH NINE STRUCTURED TRAINING WORKSHOPS, 327 CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS WERE EQUIPPED WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS IN ETHICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. NOTABLY, WOMEN CONSTITUTED APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF ALL PARTICIPANTS, REFLECTING THE ORGANIZATION'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP.THE SNOW LEOPARD NETWORK (SLN), ESTABLISHED IN 2002 WITH FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT FROM SNOW LEOPARD TRUST, SERVES AS A CRITICAL FORUM FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES IN SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION. IN 2024, SLN FURTHER STRENGTHENED ITS ROLE AS A GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION, EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP TO MORE THAN 700 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 232 EMERGING LEADERS REPRESENTING 23 COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $271,750 · Grants $37,891

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 1,659 STUDENTS, GRADUATES, AND POSTGRADUATES PARTICIPATED IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ORGANIZED OR SUPPORTED BY THE SNOW LEOPARD TRUST. SIXTY-TWO ECO-CAMPS AND NATURE CLUBS PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON NATURE AND CONSERVATION. THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT YOUTH IN KYRGYZSTAN PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL ECO-CLUBS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS BENEFITED 21 COMMUNITIES ACROSS FOUR COUNTRIES, WITH OVER 1,600 EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTERS AND PAMPHLETS DISTRIBUTED IN KYRGYZSTAN, MONGOLIA, AND PAKISTAN.THE GLOBAL #STRIDES4SNOWLEOPARDS CAMPAIGN ENGAGED PARTICIPANTS FROM 52 COUNTRIES AND REACHED MORE THAN ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIGITAL PLATFORMS, FOSTERING INCREASED GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $245,680 · Grants $140,529

As filed on the 2024 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

  • LISA DABEK PHD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAURIE FRITTS

    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

  • MARTI SUBRAHMANYAN PHD

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR MUNIR VIRANI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARUDUTT MISHRA PHD

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $120,066
    From this org
    $112,915
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,151
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARISSA NIRANJAN

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,335
    From this org
    $93,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,957
    Hours/week
    40

  • LAURA FARNITANO

    FINANCE ADMINSTRATION & COMPLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $83,199
    From this org
    $83,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2024
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202632329349301033

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