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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COUGAR FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$342,896
Total expenses
$247,347
Contributions and grants received
$346,831
Grants paid
$60,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$62
Other revenue
-$3,997
Total assets, end of year
$347,847
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,646
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$344,201
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$228,352
Management and general expenses
$14,893
Fundraising expenses
$4,102
Program service expenses (Part III)
$228,352

Program services were 92.3% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $200,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $146,831

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62 · excluded $62

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $304

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,301

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,997 · related or exempt -$3,997

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $100,000 · program services $88,940 · management and general $8,650 · fundraising $2,410

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $19,285 · program services $17,152 · management and general $1,668 · fundraising $465

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,507 · program services $8,456 · management and general $822 · fundraising $229

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,909 · program services $5,256 · management and general $511 · fundraising $142

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $17,000 · program services $17,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $175 · management and general $175

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,216 · program services $2,860 · management and general $278 · fundraising $78

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,115 · program services $8,996 · management and general $875 · fundraising $244

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,391 · program services $1,237 · management and general $120 · fundraising $34

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,210 · program services $10,860 · management and general $1,056 · fundraising $294

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,928 · program services $2,604 · management and general $253 · fundraising $71

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $493 · program services $438 · management and general $43 · fundraising $12

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $5,118 · program services $4,553 · management and general $442 · fundraising $123

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $164,116 · end of year $264,425

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,370 · end of year $17,370

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,753 · end of year $0

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

    $13,879

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

    $13,879

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $55,496 · end of year $66,052

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,751 · end of year $3,646

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $237,984 · end of year $344,201

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE COUGAR FUND PROTECTS COUGARS, BEARS, WOLVES, AND OTHER NATIVE CARNIVORES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THEIR ESSENTIAL ECOLOGICAL ROLE, BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING SOUND SCIENCE, AND BY MONITORING STATE AND REGIONAL POLICIES TO HELP ENSURE A LASTING PLACE FOR THESE SPECIES ALONGSIDE HUMAN COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE COUGAR FUND PROTECTS COUGARS, BEARS, WOLVES, AND OTHER NATIVE CARNIVORES.

  • COUGAR FUND PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC EVENTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES PROMOTING CURRENT SCIENCE RELATED TO LARGE CARNIVORES. COUGAR FUND STAFF ATTEND APPROXIMATELY 100 VENUES PER YEAR, INCLUDING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS,COMMUNITY EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WYOMING AND NEIGHBORING STATES. THESE EVENTS SERVE A VARIETY OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND INVITE EXPLORATION OF QUESTIONS SURROUNDING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WHILE OFFERING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE, PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND WILDLIFE ITSELF THROUGH PREVENTION AND NON-LETHAL DETERRENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ATTENDS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MAINTAINS A REMOTE CAMERA PROJECT THAT COLLECTS VIDEO FOOTAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. SOME MATERIALS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE COUGAR FUND PROVIDED A RESEARCH GRANT TO SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, MOVEMENT MONITORING, AND CONNECTIVITY IDENTIFICATION TO MITIGATE HABITAT LOSS.

    Expenses $168,352 · Revenue -$3,997

  • RESEARCH IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR COUGAR MANAGEMENT. THE COUGAR FUND HAS SPENT STAFF TIME EXAMINING PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, AND IS DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL TO BE ABLE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE IN THE FUTURE. OUR EMPHASIS WILL BE ON THE LATEST METHODS OF TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY THOSE INCLUDING NON-INVASIVE MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION.

    Expenses $60,000 · Grants $60,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas D Mangelsen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jane Goodall

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patricio Robles Gill

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Penelope Maldonado

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,000
    From this org
    $100,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    47

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600639349301860

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