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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILD TOMORROW FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,877,830
Total expenses
$2,126,969
Contributions and grants received
$2,717,860
Grants paid
$1,444,914
Program service revenue
$128,812
Investment income
$31,158
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,118,474
Total liabilities, end of year
$172,710
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,945,764
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,790,412
Management and general expenses
$183,537
Fundraising expenses
$153,020
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,790,412

Program services were 84.2% 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

    $241,311

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,476,549

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,195

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME

    total $128,812 · related or exempt $128,812

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,281 · excluded $31,281

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,925

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

    securities $2,048

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$123

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$123 · excluded -$123

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $89,410

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

    $241,311

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $89,410

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,444,914 · program services $1,444,914

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $274,999 · program services $150,726 · management and general $67,733 · fundraising $56,540

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $51,436 · program services $29,523 · management and general $10,838 · fundraising $11,075

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,974 · management and general $6,974

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,208 · program services $11,392 · management and general $7,365 · fundraising $4,451

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,645 · program services $12,557 · management and general $5,088

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,537 · management and general $11,537

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $119,795 · program services $100,499 · management and general $3,771 · fundraising $15,525

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,232 · management and general $360 · fundraising $1,872

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,383 · program services $15,081 · management and general $13,061 · fundraising $15,241

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,175 · management and general $6,175

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,487 · management and general $3,487

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAVEL & MEETINGS EXP.

    total $46,442 · program services $16,012 · management and general $25,480 · fundraising $4,950

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITY & EQUIPMENT EX

    total $44,897 · program services $7,208 · management and general $4,778 · fundraising $32,911

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXP.

    total $28,321 · program services $2,500 · management and general $16,280 · fundraising $9,541

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $914 · fundraising $914

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $610 · management and general $610

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,422,823 · end of year $359,390

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $486

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $487 · end of year $41,493

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $2,065

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,030

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

    $7,009

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

    $3,458

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,505 · end of year $3,551

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,711,489

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,791 · end of year $3,303

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $67,218 · end of year $23,484

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $145,923

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,147,391 · end of year $1,877,232

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,445 · end of year $68,532

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WILD TOMORROW FUND'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE HABITATS THEY DEPEND ON FOR SURVIVAL IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. OUR VISION IS FOR A WORLD IN WHICH WILDLIFE HABITATS ARE EXPANDED AND PROTECTED, AND WHERE EXISTING RESERVES HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO KEEP THEIR ANIMALS SAFE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WILD TOMORROW FUND IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION OF THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE HABITATS THEY DEPEND ON FOR SURVIVAL IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

  • HABITAT CONSERVATION: WILD TOMORROW FUND FUNDS THE CONSERVATION OF LAND IN STRATEGIC, BIODIVERSE AREAS IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND RECONNECT HABITAT FOR WILDLIFE. THIS INCLUDES THE PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND RE-WILDING OF THE GREATER UKUWELA NATURE RESERVE, A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR IN SOUTH AFRICA (INCLUDING BOTH THE UKUWELA AND MFULENI PROPERTIES).

    Expenses $872,975 · Grants $696,399

  • WILDLIFE PROTECTION: WILD TOMORROW FUND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AT PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT RESERVES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AND AT THE RESERVES OWNED AND MANAGED BY WILD TOMORROW FUND SOUTH AFRICA. WE FUND THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING FOR RANGERS, ANTI-POACHING TEAMS AND CONSERVATION MANAGERS TO ENABLE THEM TO KEEP WILDLIFE SAFE. THIS INCLUDES FUNDING WILDLIFE COLLARING/GPS TAGS FOR MONITORING ELEPHANTS, PANGOLINS, RHINOS AND OTHER THREATENED SPECIES, RHINO HORN TRIMMING FOR ANTI-POACHING, AND THE PROVISION OF FEED, MILK & SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COSTS AT TWO REGIONAL RHINO ORPHANAGES.

    Expenses $73,768 · Grants $47,335

  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT: WILD TOMORROW FUND WORKS TO ENSURE THE LOCAL PEOPLE OF THE MDUKU COMMUNITY SURROUNDING WILD TOMORROW FUND SOUTH AFRICA'S WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA BENEFIT FROM AND ARE AN ACTIVE PART OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THIS INCLUDES THE EMPLOYMENT BY WILD TOMORROW FUND SOUTH AFRICA OF 14 COMMUNITY WOMEN, THE "GREEN MAMBAS", WHO UNDERTAKE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK AT WILDLIFE RESERVES, AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT OF TWO DAYCARE CENTERS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR LOCAL PARTNER, LESSONS IN CONSERVATION, WE EDUCATE YOUNG AFRICAN CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE AND CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $69,733 · Grants $55,596

  • GUEST AND VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION EXPERIENCES: WILD TOMORROW FUND OPERATES A CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE PROGRAM. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TO PAY THE COSTS OF THEIR EXPERIENCE WHILE ALSO MAKING A DONATION TO SUPPORT OUR WORK. EACH VOLUNTEER TRAVELS TO SOUTH AFRICA TO LEARN ABOUT CRITICAL CONSERVATION ISSUES BY PARTICIPATING PERSONALLY IN CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. THIS YEAR A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF EXPENSES WAS GRANTED TO WILD TOMORROW FUND SOUTH AFRICA NPC TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF LODGING FOR GUESTS.

    Expenses $773,936 · Grants $645,584 · Revenue $128,812

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Seth Hendon

    CHAIRMAN & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • John Steward

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $155,000
    From this org
    $148,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,201
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,799
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,201
    Filer's total
    $155,000
  • Jessica Masters

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Steward

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $120,000
    From this org
    $113,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,201
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carol Ciszek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Greybe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Louis Buckworth

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Steven Sparling

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Hickey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DURING THE REPORTED PERIOD, PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES, AS INCLUDED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II) OF SCHEDULE J.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443219349301709

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