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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BONOBO CONSERVATION INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$414,584
Total expenses
$412,328
Contributions and grants received
$414,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$296
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$99,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,757
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$86,554
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$279,865
Management and general expenses
$111,322
Fundraising expenses
$21,141
Program service expenses (Part III)
$279,865

Program services were 67.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $414,880

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7 · related or exempt $7

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities -$303

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$303

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$303 · related or exempt -$303

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $277,604 · program services $197,952 · management and general $61,912 · fundraising $17,740

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,708 · program services $17,455 · management and general $11,253

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,359 · management and general $1,359

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,905 · management and general $1,905

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $3,401 · fundraising $3,401

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,853 · program services $1,797 · management and general $2,056

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,000 · program services $6,616 · management and general $15,384

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,277 · program services $22,806 · management and general $14,471

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,598 · program services $7,598

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,711 · management and general $1,711

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,875 · program services $1,875

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $5,453 · program services $4,182 · management and general $1,271

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITY & SUPPLIES

    total $14,264 · program services $14,264

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $5,320 · program services $5,320

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $5,526

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,142

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

    $206,806

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

    $114,163

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $94,518 · end of year $92,643

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $12,757

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $94,518 · end of year $86,554

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PROTECT ENDANGERED BONOBOS,PRESERVE THE TROPICAL RAINFOREST HABITAT, EMPOWER COMMUNITIES IN THE CONGO BASIN. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, BCI IS SAFEGUARDING BONOBOS, PRESERVING LARGE TRACTS OF RAINFOREST, BENEFITTING PEOPLE THROUGH LIVELIHOOD AND EDUCATION

  • The Bonobo Peace Forest: a network of community-managed reserves, spanning a vast area of rainforest habitat. Includes two nationally gazetted nature reserves: Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve & Sankuru Nature Reserve, together encompasing 9 million acres, plus five additional community forests preparing for legal protection, where bonobos are protected. Working with The Nature Conservancy, Wild Forests & Fauna,and other partners to scale up conservation activities and achieve official protection for Lilungu, a strategic site that links a critical conservation corridor. Three additional community conservation areas have completed participatory mappinga key step in the process of obtaining legal protection of their lands. In-situ activities include reserve management, wildlife protection, sustainable livelihood initiatives, as well as ongoing education. Long-term bonobo research program at Kokolopori entered its ninth year, under the auspices of Harvard University.

    Expenses $192,105

  • REDD Carbon Credit / Nature-Based Solutions Financing: To ensure sustainable, long-term support for the Bonobo Peace Forest, BCI is actively developing REDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) carbon credit and NBS financing to benefit local and indigenous communities, wildlife, and the rainforest. REDD projects at Sankuru and Kokolopori are midway through the process of validation, however progress was stalled due to a readjustment in the market and the subsequent development of improved methodologies. Investment that had been expected was halted as a result of the shake-up. As such, BCI focused its efforts on exploring strategic partnerships and potential investors, applying for accelerator programs, and preparing for the renewal of activities. BCI and partners have conducted extensive field work and consultations with local communities. Benefit-sharing plans are in developmemnt with all stakeholders, notably local communities.

    Expenses $84,560

  • Awareness & Education: BCI launched a new, updated website this year (www.bonobo.org) and upgraded communication systems. In addition, BCI founder and president Sally Coxe presented a TEDx talk in an effort to raise global awareness of bonobos and gain more support for their protection. (While not listed as program expenses, these activities are central to BCIs mission.) BCI also continued outreach and education via DRC partner networks and social channels.

    Expenses $3,200

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • JENNIFER MOUSTGAARD

    PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $57,750
    From this org
    $57,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • SALLY J COXE

    PRESIDENTCEO

    Total calculated
    $45,644
    From this org
    $45,644
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • PATRICK MEHLMAN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $37,425
    From this org
    $37,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • BIENVENU MUPENDA

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER DRC

    Total calculated
    $21,669
    From this org
    $21,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • REBECCA BOSSEN

    COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $16,770
    From this org
    $16,770
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JESSIE JORY

    OUTREACH CO-ORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $10,710
    From this org
    $10,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • WILLIAM R MEADE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • SUE A TAYLOR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • SALLY RANNEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AMY PARISH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GARY K SMITH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALDEN ALMQUIST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JAMES BRUNDIGE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTINA ELLIS

    DRC COUNTRY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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
Filed
15 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523209349301462

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