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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NATIONS.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,476,573
Total expenses
$5,889,225
Contributions and grants received
$5,475,156
Grants paid
$74,151
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,417
Total assets, end of year
$1,134,345
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,818,043
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$683,698
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,122,572
Management and general expenses
$673,833
Fundraising expenses
$92,820
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,122,572

Program services were 87.0% 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

    $375,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $116,142

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,984,014

  • 11a · Other revenue: FX TRANSLATION GAIN

    total $1,417 · excluded $1,417

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,417

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $74,151 · program services $74,151

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $499,503 · program services $375,542 · management and general $123,961

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $929,693 · program services $570,388 · management and general $304,305 · fundraising $55,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,989 · program services $13,406 · management and general $9,225 · fundraising $5,358

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $119,687 · program services $61,575 · management and general $40,807 · fundraising $17,305

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $104,931 · program services $70,193 · management and general $30,275 · fundraising $4,463

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $34,334 · management and general $34,334

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,949 · management and general $33,949

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,318,018 · program services $2,313,023 · management and general $4,995

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $948,194 · program services $914,276 · management and general $31,084 · fundraising $2,834

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,639 · program services $1,517 · management and general $122

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $48,516 · program services $31,489 · management and general $14,658 · fundraising $2,369

  • 17 · Travel

    total $314,928 · program services $312,095 · management and general $2,647 · fundraising $186

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $318,690 · program services $308,302 · management and general $10,368 · fundraising $20

  • 20 · Interest

    total $524 · management and general $524

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,454 · program services $10,679 · management and general $4,972 · fundraising $803

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $85,655 · program services $53,566 · management and general $27,607 · fundraising $4,482

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $12,370 · program services $12,370

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $53,025 · end of year $789,232

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,253,533 · end of year $294,845

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $105,310 · end of year $50,268

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $133,676 · end of year $106,632

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $534,494 · end of year $934,104

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,014,744 · end of year $777,307

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$652,770 · end of year -$791,826

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $381,724 · end of year $108,128

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE WORLD'S STRONGEST NETWORK OF POLICYMAKERS, CORPORATIONS, AND NGO'S TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND EFFECTIVE TRANSNATIONAL CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BUILD AND MAINTAIN A NETWORK PROMOTING THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS.

  • CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON IMPORTANT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES, WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA; SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSERVATION CAUCUSES IN SEVERAL AFRICAN AND LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS; ORGANIZED INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND BRIEFINGS FOR PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUSES, MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY AND OTHERS IN SUPPORT OF PRIORITY ISSUES; AND EXPANDED MULTILATERAL AND OTHER PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT ITS WORK WITH OTHER CAUCUSES GLOBALLY.

    Expenses $5,122,572 · Grants $74,151

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Barron

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $361,482
    From this org
    $195,995
    From related orgs
    $141,805
    Other
    $23,682
    Hours/week
    29 + 21 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,195 + $141,805 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,800
    Deferred
    $7,311 + $5,289 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,430 + $4,652 related
    Filer's total
    $209,736 + $151,746 related

  • Susan Lylis

    EXECUTIVE VP

    Total calculated
    $246,643
    From this org
    $75,086
    From related orgs
    $139,914
    Other
    $31,643
    Hours/week
    17 + 33 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $75,086 + $139,914 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,514 + $4,686 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,536 + $15,907 related
    Filer's total
    $86,136 + $160,507 related

  • Clare Falcone

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $114,400
    From this org
    $104,500
    From related orgs
    $5,500
    Other
    $4,400
    Hours/week
    48 + 2 related

  • William H Bennett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Mark Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Zachary I Manis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • Hih Ermias Sahle Selassie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • William Stiers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.15

  • John B Gantt Jr

    CEO OF CCN & PRESIDENT OF ICCF

    Total calculated
    $433,218
    From this org
    $85,457
    From related orgs
    $304,445
    Other
    $43,316
    Hours/week
    11 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $76,232 + $273,768 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $9,225 + $30,677 related
    Deferred
    $1,885 + $6,715 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,609 + $27,107 related
    Filer's total
    $94,951 + $338,267 related

  • Fred Brizzi

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

    Total calculated
    $174,797
    From this org
    $134,469
    From related orgs
    $25,531
    Other
    $14,797
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,469 + $25,531 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,379 + $1,021 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,057 + $1,340 related
    Filer's total
    $146,905 + $27,892 related

  • Billy Lawrence

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,577
    From this org
    $135,000
    From related orgs
    $15,000
    Other
    $11,577
    Hours/week
    45 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,000 + $15,000 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,500 + $500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,919 + $658 related
    Filer's total
    $145,419 + $16,158 related

  • Jaime Cavelier

    VP OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $150,401
    From this org
    $119,850
    From related orgs
    $20,150
    Other
    $10,401
    Hours/week
    34 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,850 + $20,150 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,394 + $739 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,268
    Filer's total
    $129,512 + $20,889 related

  • Carolyn Weis

    U.S. OCEANS CAUCUS FOUNDATION DIR.

    Total calculated
    $145,551
    From this org
    $70,000
    From related orgs
    $47,500
    Other
    $28,051
    Hours/week
    24 + 16 related

  • Todd Koenings

    DIR. OF INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION

    Total calculated
    $150,352
    From this org
    $112,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,785
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $112,567
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,367
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,418
    Filer's total
    $150,352

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

None.

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COUNCIL HAS DELEGATED CONTROL OVER ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION CAUCUS FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT AND THEIR ACCOUNTING TEAM. ICCF'S PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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.

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.

Assets distributed on this return

Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.

  • No recipient named

    $5,122,572

    Disposition · EXPENDITURE OF ASSETS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE · Dec 31, 2024

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523169349304722

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