Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,424,158
- Total expenses
- $595,138
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,373,795
- Grants paid
- $2,200
- Program service revenue
- $50,000
- Investment income
- $363
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,309,799
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $318,750
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $991,049
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $549,704
- Management and general expenses
- $24,650
- Fundraising expenses
- $20,784
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $549,704
Program services were 92.4% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$350,110
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,023,685
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $50,000 · related or exempt $50,000 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $363 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $363
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,200 · program services $2,200
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $111,583 · program services $94,090 · management and general $7,612 · fundraising $9,881
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,936 · management and general $3,936
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11g · Fees: other
total $72,469 · program services $61,108 · management and general $4,944 · fundraising $6,417
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,718 · program services $1,546 · fundraising $172
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,820 · program services $2,070 · management and general $6,556 · fundraising $194
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14 · Information technology
total $11,609 · program services $9,695 · management and general $1,380 · fundraising $534
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17 · Travel
total $98,383 · program services $94,797 · fundraising $3,586
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $36 · program services $36
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $222 · management and general $222
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24a · Other expenses: INVESTIGATIVE FIELDWORK EXPENSES
total $284,162 · program services $284,162 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $161,419 · end of year $1,309,411
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,385
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,997
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $610 · end of year $388
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $318,750
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $162,029 · end of year $991,049
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ELEPHANT ACTION LEAGUE, IS AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MERGES THE WORLDS OF INTELLIGENCE, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONSERVATION IN SERVICE OF WILDLIFE AND THE PEOPLE WHO PROTECT IT. ELI PROTECTS WILDLIFE THROUGH EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS ELEPHANT ACTION LEAGUE, IS AN INNOVATIVE HYBRID NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MERGES THE WORLDS OF INTELLIGENCE, INVESTIGATIONS, AND CONSERVATION IN SERVICE OF WILDLIFE AND THE PEOPLE WHO PROTECT IT. EAL PROTECTS WILDLIFE THROUGH EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME: IN 2023, EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTED DOZENS OF INVESTIGATIVE FIELD MISSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA, SOUTH-EAST ASIA, AND EUROPE, FOCUSING ON THE MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINAL NETWORKS AND INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING GROUPS. WE ALSO RESEARCHED THE CONVERGENCE WITH OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES SUCH AS HUMAN SMUGGLING, MONEY LAUNDERING, AND CORRUPTION. WE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED INFORMATION ON OVER 100 INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THOSE CRIMES AND SHARED DOZENS OF CONFIDENTIAL INTELLIGENCE BRIEFS WITH VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WHICH WERE USED TO INITIATE OR CONTINUE MANY INVESTIGATIONS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED THE WORK OF US LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE ARREST OF TWO KEY INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKERS IN THE USA.
Expenses $516,601 · Grants $2,200 · Revenue $50,000
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COMMUNICATION & ADVOCACY: THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS ACTIVITY WAS THE COLLABORATION WITH THE MAGAZINE THE NEW YORKER, WHICH PUBLISHED A COVER STORY ABOUT EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL AND OUR WORK ON ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME (31 MAY 2023). WE ALSO STARTED FILMING A NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES ABOUT EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME. WE INVESTED TIME AND MONEY IN THE PRODUCTION OF CONTENT AND CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND COLLABORATED WITH MEDIA OUTLETS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS. WE ALSO PUBLISHED TWO PUBLIC REPORTS.
Expenses $31,691
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WILDLEAKS.ORG - WILDLEAKS IS A STANDING PROJECT OF EARTH LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL. THROUGH THE WILDLEAKS TOR-BASED WEBSITE, WE COLLECTED DOZENS OF ANONYMOUS SUBMISSIONS ABOUT WILDLIFE CRIME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE ASSESS AND ANALYZE EACH SUBMISSION TO DETERMINE A COURSE OF ACTION, SUCH AS SHARING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE MEDIA, OR INVESTIGATING OURSELVES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED THE FIRST WILDLEAKS REPORT, AVAILABLE ONLINE ON OUR WEBSITE.
Expenses $1,412
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Andrea CrostaANDREA CROSTA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
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Scott AtkinsonSCOTT ATKINSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Gina BrogiGINA BROGI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John StewartJOHN STEWART
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rachel KonradRACHEL KONRAD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Francesco RoccaFRANCESCO ROCCA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julia JacksonJULIA JACKSON
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 9 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202441919349301029
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