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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,471,068
Total expenses
$12,744,103
Contributions and grants received
$14,721,199
Grants paid
$2,282,153
Program service revenue
$150,511
Investment income
$1,355,261
Other revenue
$244,097
Total assets, end of year
$66,775,987
Total liabilities, end of year
$706,808
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$66,069,179
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,165,429
Management and general expenses
$1,264,832
Fundraising expenses
$1,313,842
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,165,429

Program services were 79.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $616,745

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $463,404

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $465,202

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,175,848

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $570,447

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TOURS & ADMISSIONS

    total $133,504 · related or exempt $133,504

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SERVICE REVENUE

    total $10,997 · related or exempt $10,997

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HONORARIA

    total $6,010 · related or exempt $6,010

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,355,550 · excluded $1,355,550

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,006,690 · other assets $4,000

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

    securities $3,010,979 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$4,289 · other assets $4,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$289 · excluded -$289

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $65,172

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

    $463,404

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $71,353

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,181 · excluded -$6,181

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $448,220

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $257,322

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $190,898 · related or exempt $190,898

  • 11a · Other revenue: FX LOSS

    total $30,859 · excluded $30,859

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $25,656 · excluded $25,656

  • 11c · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $2,865 · excluded $2,865

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $59,380

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $70,938 · program services $70,938

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,211,215 · program services $2,211,215

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,121,437 · program services $517,076 · management and general $335,068 · fundraising $269,293

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,346,894 · program services $2,414,059 · management and general $361,809 · fundraising $571,026

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $58,206 · program services $45,875 · management and general $3,803 · fundraising $8,528

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $428,173 · program services $305,016 · management and general $52,756 · fundraising $70,401

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $316,228 · program services $209,471 · management and general $48,087 · fundraising $58,670

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,760 · program services $1,564 · management and general $196

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $46,795 · program services $41,578 · management and general $5,217

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,193,222 · program services $1,060,206 · management and general $133,016

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $285,335 · program services $166,288 · management and general $1,066 · fundraising $117,981

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $312,256 · program services $235,193 · management and general $34,842 · fundraising $42,221

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $255,111 · program services $99,193 · management and general $136,854 · fundraising $19,064

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $175,944 · program services $155,542 · management and general $20,335 · fundraising $67

  • 17 · Travel

    total $975,349 · program services $880,652 · management and general $45,027 · fundraising $49,670

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,085,079 · program services $1,055,993 · management and general $16,323 · fundraising $12,763

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $122,249 · program services $108,074 · management and general $14,129 · fundraising $46

  • 24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

    total $314,971 · program services $217,085 · management and general $33,320 · fundraising $64,566

  • 24b · Other expenses: FIELD SUPPLIES

    total $135,074 · program services $135,063 · fundraising $11

  • 24c · Other expenses: OP. SUPP.- CRANE CARE

    total $68,164 · program services $68,143 · fundraising $21

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $42,542 · program services $26,441 · management and general $7,556 · fundraising $8,545

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $177,161 · program services $140,764 · management and general $15,428 · fundraising $20,969

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,543 · end of year $1,540

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,192,109 · end of year $8,081,435

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,411,367 · end of year $5,674,046

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,182 · end of year $90,394

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $88,355 · end of year $96,131

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $124,081 · end of year $178,400

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

    $22,336,666

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

    $10,296,679

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,501,413 · end of year $12,039,987

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $38,168,436 · end of year $39,074,861

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $200,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,033,487 · end of year $1,339,193

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $402,652 · end of year $521,379

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $81,987 · end of year $118,522

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $66,907

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,078,509 · end of year $43,539,011

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,177,825 · end of year $22,530,168

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION WORKS WORLDWIDE TO CONSERVE CRANES AND THE ECOSYSTEMS, WATERSHEDS, AND FLYWAYS ON WHICH THEY DEPEND. WE PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE, LEADERSHIP, AND INSPIRATION TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN RESOLVING THREATS TO CRANES AND THEIR DIVERSE LANDSCAPES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • ICF CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP - ICF'S HEADQUARTERS INCLUDES A GLOBAL CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP, PROVIDING TRAINING AND PROGRAMS IN: CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT; WETLAND AND GRASSLAND RESTORATION AND ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE CRANE MANAGEMENT AND CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; AND CONSERVATION COMMUNICATIONS. ICF'S INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS INTEGRATE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND MENTORING INTO EACH PROJECT, FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHARE WATERS AND LANDSCAPES WITH CRANES. ICF'S CENTER FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IDENTIFIES, TRAINS, MENTORS AND SUPPORTS CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP AMONG A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE, FROM PROMISING YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS TO THE LAND OWNERS AND DECISION MAKERS WHO INFLUENCE CRANE SURVIVAL IN KEY PLACES, EMPOWERING COLLEAGUES WITH KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE TO LEAD EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD.

    Expenses $3,667,420 · Grants $11,747 · Revenue $341,409

  • SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA IS HOME TO SIX CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING FOUR HIGHLY THREATENED RESIDENT SPECIES: ENDANGERED GREY CROWNED CRANES AND VULNERABLE BLACK CROWNED, WATTLED, BLUE CRANES, AND WINTERING DEMOISELLE AND EURASIAN CRANES. THE INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION IS ACTIVE IN MANY COUNTRIES ACROSS AFRICA, FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND RESOLVING THREATS TO CRANES. GREY AND BLACK CROWNED CRANES ARE IN SERIOUS DECLINE DUE TO CAPTURE FOR ILLEGAL DOMESTICATION AND TRADE, AND LOSS OF VITAL BREEDING WETLANDS. WATTLED CRANES ARE MOST THREATENED BY LARGE DAMS AND WATER DIVERSIONS AND ASSOCIATED WETLAND DEGRADATION. THE FOUNDATION'S DIVERSE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON RESTORING LARGE FLOODPLAINS FOR CRANES, BIODIVERSITY, AND THE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES THEY PROVIDE; FOSTERING COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF CRANES AND WETLANDS; SECURING CRANES IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; REDUCING THE IMPACT OF ILLEGAL TRADE, POWERLINES, AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ON CRANES; AND LONG-TERM MONITORING AND CONSERVATION PLANNING. THESE EFFORTS IN AFRICA HAVE CREATED GLOBAL MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS.

    Expenses $2,922,206 · Grants $1,923,161

  • NORTH AMERICA - NORTH AMERICA IS HOME TO TWO CRANE SPECIES, INCLUDING THE WORLD'S RAREST CRANES - ENDANGERED WHOOPING CRANES AND THE MOST ABUNDANT CRANES - SANDHILL CRANES. WHOOPING CRANES FACE CRITICAL THREATS ON THEIR WINTERING GROUNDS IN AND AROUND ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN TEXAS, AND ALONG THEIR LONG MIGRATORY FLYWAY TO THEIR BREEDING GROUNDS IN WOOD BUFFALO, CANADA. FOUNDATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON CONSERVING THE ARANSAS- WOOD BUFFALO WHOOPING CRANE FLOCK; ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE FLOCK OF WHOOPING CRANES THROUGH REINTRODUCTIONS IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES; CAPTIVE CRANE POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH; AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO REDUCE THREATS TO WHOOPING CRANES THROUGHOUT THEIR NATURAL AND REINTRODUCED RANGE. THE FOUNDATION'S NORTH AMERICA PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES LONGTERM SANDHILL CRANE RESEARCH AIMED AT DEVELOPING CROSS-CUTTING STRATEGIES FOR CRANE MANAGEMENT ON AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES.

    Expenses $2,088,626 · Grants $9,461

  • EAST ASIA - EAST ASIA IS HOME TO EIGHT CRANE SPECIES (THE MOST OF ANY REGION), INCLUDING FIVE THREATENED CRANE SPECIES - CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SIBERIAN CRANES, ENDANGERED RED CROWNED CRANES, AND VULNERABLE HOODED, WHITE-NAPED AND BLACK-NECKED CRANES. INTENSE LAND AND WATER DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES DUE TO RAPID ECONOMIC GROWTH THREATEN WETLANDS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO CRANE SURVIVAL IN THIS REGION. THIS CONSERVATION PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE STRONG CULTURAL TIES TO CRANES IN EAST ASIA TO ENGAGE PEOPLE AND POLICY MAKERS IN CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THEIR SURROUNDING LANDSCAPES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ADDRESSES THE GLOBAL IMPACT CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE USE WILL HAVE ON CRANE AREAS AROUND THE WORLD. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN EAST ASIA INCLUDE SECURING CRANES AND THEIR KEY WETLANDS IN THE AMUR/HEILONG RIVER BASIN; SUSTAINING VIABLE WINTERING GROUNDS FOR CRANES IN SOUTHEASTERN CHINA; CONSERVING BLACK-NECKED CRANES AND THEIR KEY WETLANDS IN WESTERN CHINA; NATIONAL OUTREACH IN CHINA; CRANE CONSERVATION IN THE KOREAN DMZ; AND CRANE FLYWAY CONSERVATION ACROSS EAST ASIA.

    Expenses $1,291,713 · Grants $300,336

  • SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA - SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA ARE HOME TO THE THREATENED SARUS CRANE AND SUPPORT WINTERING POPULATIONS OF BLACK-NECKED, DEMOISELLE, AND EURASIAN CRANES. STRONG CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL TIES TO SARUS CRANES IN THE HINDU AND BUDDHIST RELIGIONS OF THIS REGION PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN THE CONSERVATION OF THESE INTENSELY SETTLED LANDSCAPES USING THE REVERED SARUS CRANE AS A FLAGSHIP SPECIES. THE FOUNDATION LEADS TWO KEY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE REGION. FOR MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS ENGAGED IN CONSERVATION OF THE MEKONG DELTA REGION OF VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK (THE LARGEST WETLAND PROTECTED AREA IN VIETNAM), TRAINING A NETWORK OF WETLAND SCIENTISTS AND MANAGERS THAT SPANS THE REGION, AND CREATING A GLOBAL MODEL FOR COMMUNITY-BASED WETLAND CONSERVATION AT PHU MY, VIETNAM. IN THE AYEYARWADY DELTA OF MYANMAR, OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF SARUS CRANES AND OTHER BIODIVERSITY BY DEMONSTRATING THAT NATURAL FLOATING RICE CAN SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, RICH BIODIVERSITY, AND A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT FOR CRANES AND PEOPLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INTENSIVE, ECOLOGICALLY-DAMAGING RICE PRODUCTION. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FARMER TRAINING TO IMPROVE FLOATING RICE PRODUCTION, HELP THEM GENERATE NEW INCOME STREAMS BY CREATING A BRAND OF WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY "SARUS RICE, AND MONITOR BIODIVERSITY AND LIVELIHOOD BENEFITS.

    Expenses $195,464 · Grants $37,448

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rich Beilfuss

    PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $197,480
    From this org
    $159,855
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,625
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,855
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,171
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,454
    Filer's total
    $197,480

  • George Archibald

    CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $87,053
    From this org
    $74,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,571
    Hours/week
    40

  • Roberta Asher

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Steve Euller

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Steven Becker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Barry Ackers

    DIRECTOR (FROM 9/25/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Allread

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Galsan Batsukh

    DIRECTOR (FROM 1/24/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Carnahan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sue Chin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Disantis

    DIRECTOR (FROM 1/23/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Gast

    DIRECTOR (FROM 1/23/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kay Hale

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eleanor Hoagland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Horn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula John

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Graham Kessel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heidi Kiesler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Larry Kueter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Leiden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Micaela Levine

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patti McKiethan

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Merrill

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/25/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Robbins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jason Sauey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Speers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kim Gray

    COO (UNTIL 2/5/2024)

    Total calculated
    $178,689
    From this org
    $157,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,788
    Filer's total
    $178,689

  • Steve Kuhn

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $150,971
    From this org
    $137,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,390
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,581
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,116
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,274
    Filer's total
    $150,971

  • Kari Stauffer

    VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $134,165
    From this org
    $110,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,969
    Hours/week
    40

  • Crawford Prentice

    VP INTERNATIONAL - ASIA

    Total calculated
    $131,981
    From this org
    $117,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,046
    Hours/week
    40

  • Todd Holman

    VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $119,620
    From this org
    $98,660
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,960
    Hours/week
    40

  • Andy Caven

    VP NORTH AMERICA PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $107,192
    From this org
    $94,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,238
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kerryn Morrison

    VP INTERNATIONAL - AFRICA

    Total calculated
    $24,094
    From this org
    $24,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bob Dohmen

    SECRETARY

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

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.

  • INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION ZAMBIA

    501(C)(3) · CRANE PRESERVATION · ZA

    Directly controlled by ICF

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422269349300622

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