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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CONSERVATION X LABS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,093,014
Total expenses
$7,218,110
Contributions and grants received
$8,957,516
Grants paid
$298,115
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$150
Other revenue
$135,348
Total assets, end of year
$4,552,925
Total liabilities, end of year
$236,231
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,316,694
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,121,725
Management and general expenses
$1,621,350
Fundraising expenses
$475,035
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,121,725

Program services were 71.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $245,258

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,712,258

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $150 · excluded $150

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $144,116

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $40,013

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $104,103 · related or exempt $104,103

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $31,245 · excluded $31,245

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,245

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $69,898 · program services $69,898

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $35,071 · program services $35,071

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $193,146 · program services $193,146

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $609,101 · program services $455,379 · management and general $109,095 · fundraising $44,627

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,069,830 · program services $3,098,006 · management and general $673,642 · fundraising $298,182

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $121,832 · program services $91,085 · management and general $21,821 · fundraising $8,926

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $210,309 · program services $131,982 · management and general $60,846 · fundraising $17,481

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $299,934 · program services $189,692 · management and general $89,963 · fundraising $20,279

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $83,534 · program services $72,462 · management and general $11,072

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,500 · management and general $29,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $213,716 · program services $37,049 · management and general $127,795 · fundraising $48,872

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $110,807 · program services $38,591 · management and general $65,457 · fundraising $6,759

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $197,604 · program services $89,274 · management and general $108,330

  • 17 · Travel

    total $205,770 · program services $112,124 · management and general $68,332 · fundraising $25,314

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $54,093 · program services $34,164 · management and general $18,084 · fundraising $1,845

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,509 · program services $6,947 · management and general $23,562

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAB COSTS

    total $410,273 · program services $410,156 · management and general $117

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

    total $111,358 · program services $24,397 · management and general $84,211 · fundraising $2,750

  • 24c · Other expenses: INVENTORY WRITE OFF

    total $98,991 · management and general $98,991

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS

    total $32,052 · program services $32,052

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $30,782 · program services $250 · management and general $30,532

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,440,401 · end of year $2,460,172

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $26,131 · end of year $26,263

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,774,517

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $132,301 · end of year $98,979

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,578 · end of year $12,763

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

    $253,742

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

    $90,498

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $172,045 · end of year $163,244

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $87,269 · end of year $16,987

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $95,546 · end of year $236,231

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $58,392 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,730,787 · end of year $2,542,177

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,774,517

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY, SPEED, COST, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SCALING OF CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH HARNESSING EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO PREVENT HUMAN-INDUCED EXTINCTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

APPLYING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO PREVENT THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION.

  • IN 2024, CONSERVATION X LABS COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE FIRE GRAND CHALLENGE (HTTPS://CONSERVATIONXLABS.COM/FIRE), AFTER HOSTING THE FINAL TWO CONVENINGS OF THE PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS IN INDONESIA AND CALIFORNIA. FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, THE TEAM DETAILED THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, CONTINUED BUILDING A COALITION OF KEY PARTNERS, EXPANDED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS HELPING CULTURAL FIRE PRACTITIONERS CRAFT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WILDLAND FIRE MITIGATION & MANAGEMENT COMMISSION. THE TEAM THEN LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM IN AUGUST, PUTTING OUT A CALL FOR SOLUTIONS THAT CAN TRANSFORM LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC FIRE STEWARDSHIP BY BRINGING TOGETHER PLACE-BASED KNOWLEDGE WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY. OVER 90 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS AND 50 COMMUNITIES APPLIED TO PARTICIPATED, AND 70 REVIEWERS HELP SELECT THE SEMI-FINALISTS WHO THEN MOVED ON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE'S NOVEL MATCHMAKING PROCESS. IN 2024, CONSERVATION X LABS LAUNCHED ITS ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATIONS THAT REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTION WHILE SUPPORTING BIODIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM IS PLANNING ITS FIRST BIG THINK IN THE AMAZON IN EARLY 2025. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKED THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CXTP CHALLENGE IN THE AMAZON, WHICH FUNDED AND FIELD-TESTED BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO WILDFIRES ACROSS CRITICAL FOREST FRONTIERS.

    Expenses $979,729 · Grants $106,194

  • CONSERVATION X LABS IS DEVELOPING A PORTABLE, BATTERY-POWERED, RAPID, AND LOW-COST HANDHELD DEVICE CALLED THE NABIT THAT DETECTS DNA OR RNA TARGETS IN THE FIELD WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A LABORATORY, REAGENTS, EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT, OR SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR EXPERTISE. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED DEVELOPING THE NABIT DEVICE TO DETECT PATHOGENS AND INVASIVE SPECIES, AND BEGAN DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL DISEASE ASSAYS FOR MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, MPOX VIRUS, AND SWINEPOX VIRUS, AS WELL AS SPECIES DETECTION ASSAYS FOR PACIFIC SALMON. WE COMPLETED A DESIGN-FOR-MANUFACTURING OVERHAUL ON THE NABIT DEVICE TO IMPROVE DURABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND COST EFFICIENCY. ADDITIONALLY, WE INITIATED DEVELOPMENT ON A NEW WORKFLOW THAT INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL DNA COLLECTION FROM WATER SAMPLES INTO NABIT TESTS.

    Expenses $1,550,953 · Grants $18,175

  • SENTINEL IS AN AI-POWERED EDGE DEVICE DEVELOPED BY CONSERVATION X LABS TO TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL TRAIL CAMERAS INTO INTELLIGENT, NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING TOOLS. DESIGNED FOR THE MOST REMOTE AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS, SENTINEL PROCESSES IMAGES DIRECTLY ON THE DEVICE USING AI AND DELIVERS ACTIONABLE DATA FROM ANYWHERE. BY REDUCING FALSE ALERTS AND OPTIMIZING DATA DELIVERY, SENTINEL ENABLES FASTER RESPONSES TO CRITICAL EVENTS, HELPING CONSERVATIONISTS, LAND MANAGERS, GOVERNMENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES EFFICIENTLY MANAGE PROTECTED AREAS AND MONITOR WILDLIFE. MORE THAN 400 DEVICES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED ACROSS 14 COUNTRIES, EMPOWERING USERS WITH SCALABLE, FIELD-READY AI SOLUTIONS FOR THE HARDEST CONSERVATION CHALLENGES.

    Expenses $968,505 · Grants $6,000

  • Expenses $1,622,538 · Grants $167,746

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Alex Dehgan

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $304,550
    From this org
    $292,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,714
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,836
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $304,550

  • Dr Paul Bunje

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $304,550
    From this org
    $292,836
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,714
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $292,836
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,714
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $304,550

  • Alexandra Hartman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Don Karl

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thane Kreiner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jahan Moslehi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Raymond McCauley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CONSERVATION X LABS PBC

    C · CONSERVATION · DE · 51% owned · share of assets $159 · controlled entity

  • THYLACINE BIOSCIENCES INC

    C · DEMOCRATIZING GENETICS · DE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543179349305944

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