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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COUGAR FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$269,890
Total expenses
$146,777
Contributions and grants received
$262,663
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,450
Investment income
$62
Other revenue
$715
Total assets, end of year
$240,735
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,751
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$237,984
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$128,818
Management and general expenses
$14,425
Fundraising expenses
$3,534
Program service expenses (Part III)
$128,818

Program services were 87.8% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $150,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $112,663

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $6,450 · related or exempt $6,450

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62 · excluded $62

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $717

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $715 · related or exempt $715

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,834 · program services $84,209 · management and general $9,315 · fundraising $2,310

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,337 · program services $3,810 · management and general $422 · fundraising $105

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,430 · program services $7,408 · management and general $819 · fundraising $203

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,759 · program services $7,697 · management and general $851 · fundraising $211

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $175 · management and general $175

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,070 · program services $1,818 · management and general $202 · fundraising $50

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,744 · program services $14,713 · management and general $1,627 · fundraising $404

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,600 · program services $8,436 · management and general $933 · fundraising $231

  • 17 · Travel

    total $327 · program services $287 · management and general $32 · fundraising $8

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $501 · program services $440 · management and general $49 · fundraising $12

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $47,886 · end of year $164,116

  • 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 $0 · end of year $3,753

  • 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 $47,013 · end of year $55,496

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,994 · end of year $2,751

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $106,275 · end of year $237,984

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE COUGAR FUND PROTECTS THE COUGAR (ALSO KNOWN AS A MOUNTAIN LION, PUMA, AND PANTHER) THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON THE VALUE OF COUGARS, BY FUNDING AND PROMOTING THE USE OF SOUND SCIENCE, AND BY MONITORING STATE POLICIES TO ASSURE A LASTING PLACE FOR THIS GRACEFUL CREATURE.

  • COUGAR FUND PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC EVENTS, WHICH PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES PROMOTING THE MOST CURRENT SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ABOUT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. THE COUGAR FUND STAFF ATTENDS AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT VENUES PER YEAR. EACH EVENT MAY CATER TO A VARIETY OF DEMOGRAPHICS, FROM HUNTERS TO BOY SCOUTS, AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ALL THE ISSUES SURROUNDING CARNIVORES WHILE OFFERING SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE, PETS, LIVESTOCK AND WILD ANIMALS THROUGH PREVENTATIVE PRACTICES AND NON-LETHAL DETERRENCE. WE OFFER OUR MOST POPULAR MATERIALS IN SPANISH TO REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE COUGAR FUND SPONSORED A NATIONALLY KNOWN MOUNTAIN LION RESEARCHER TO COME TO JACKSON AND PRESENT A PROGRAM OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO TO THE SCHOOLS. A PANEL DISCUSSION WAS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF 'COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATION.' THE PANEL INCLUDED INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHORS AND ARTISTS AS WELL AS WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS.

    Expenses $128,818 · Revenue $7,165

  • 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.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • PENELOPE MALDONADO

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

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

  • RICK HOPKINS

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS D MANGELSEN

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • CARA BLESSLEY LOWE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARC BEKOFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANE GOODALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • COREY RETLEDGE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PATRICIO ROBLES GILL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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.

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
2023
Filed
29 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520449349302162

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