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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 4 March 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,344,195
Total expenses
$37,818,711
Contributions and grants received
$35,857,364
Grants paid
$5,241,363
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,482,332
Other revenue
$4,499
Total assets, end of year
$54,826,766
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,893,300
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$42,933,466
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$31,410,793
Management and general expenses
$1,637,143
Fundraising expenses
$4,770,775
Program service expenses (Part III)
$31,410,793

Program services were 83.1% 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)

    $10,817,690

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $25,039,674

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,828,711

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $636,376 · excluded $636,376

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,251,589

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

    securities $1,405,633

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $845,956

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $845,956 · excluded $845,956

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $4,499 · excluded $4,499

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,499

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $5,241,363 · program services $5,241,363

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,942,659 · program services $2,354,127 · management and general $147,132 · fundraising $441,400

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,876,438 · program services $7,243,639 · management and general $361,464 · fundraising $1,271,335

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $728,992 · program services $591,615 · management and general $31,950 · fundraising $105,427

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,316,586 · program services $2,685,432 · management and general $148,640 · fundraising $482,514

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $518,648 · program services $419,503 · management and general $23,481 · fundraising $75,664

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $155,401 · management and general $155,401

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $208,221 · management and general $208,221

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $79,407 · management and general $79,407

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,101,313 · program services $1,680,274 · management and general $79,157 · fundraising $341,882

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $274,443 · program services $75,541 · fundraising $198,902

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $485,438 · program services $237,639 · management and general $32,013 · fundraising $215,786

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $829,438 · program services $619,870 · management and general $501 · fundraising $209,067

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,168,273 · program services $920,136 · management and general $61,432 · fundraising $186,705

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,145,724 · program services $1,982,839 · management and general $41,678 · fundraising $121,207

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,754,328 · program services $2,740,827 · management and general $5,002 · fundraising $8,499

  • 20 · Interest

    total $102,109 · management and general $102,109

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $546,472 · program services $496,856 · management and general $12,739 · fundraising $36,877

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $101,043 · program services $77,463 · management and general $23,580

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES/FIELD SUPPLIES

    total $1,595,475 · program services $1,582,579 · management and general $1,302 · fundraising $11,594

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

    total $1,505,395 · program services $479,754 · management and general $429 · fundraising $1,025,212

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIP RENTAL & MAIT.

    total $717,395 · program services $717,191 · management and general $132 · fundraising $72

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $545,454 · program services $517,194 · management and general $9,305 · fundraising $18,955

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $878,696 · program services $746,951 · management and general $112,068 · fundraising $19,677

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $2,049,718 · program services $431,753 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,617,965

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,956,733 · end of year $2,489,064

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $19,366 · end of year $20,727

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,490,106 · end of year $16,932,943

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $390,512 · end of year $94,027

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $223,395

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $583,049 · end of year $504,244

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

    $9,714,683

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

    $5,096,561

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,023,470 · end of year $4,618,122

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $23,853,021 · end of year $24,566,762

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,798,703 · end of year $5,600,877

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,180,644 · end of year $2,276,018

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,296,046 · end of year $2,579,878

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,982,985 · end of year $7,037,404

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,292,147 · end of year $20,331,443

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,586,533 · end of year $22,602,023

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AWF'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS THRIVE IN MODERN AFRICA. WE WORK TO EQUIP AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, INSIGHTS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEFINE, OWN, AND REALIZE A CONSERVATION AGENDA TIED TO PROGRESS. OUR STRATEGIES BRIDGE SCIENCE, ON-THE-GROUND PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AWF'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS THRIVE IN MODERN AFRICA. AFW'S VISION IS OF AN AFRICA WHERE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THRIVING WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS AS A CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASSET FOR AFRICA'S FUTURE GENERATIONS.

  • NATIONAL AND LANDSCAPE LEVEL CONSERVATION PROGRAMSIN KENYA, WORK FOCUSED ON RANGELAND RESTORATION AND COEXISTENCE. WATER SECURITY REMAINED CENTRAL IN THE TSAVOMKOMAZI LANDSCAPE WHERE AWF WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO RESTORE CATCHMENTS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FRESHWATER FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, WHILE ALSO LAUNCHING AN AMBITIOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WILDLIFE CLUBS OF KENYA TO ENGAGE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN CONSERVATION. ADDITIONALLY, AWF SUPPORTED THE GOVERNMENT OF KAJIADO COUNTY WITH A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TIED TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. IN RWANDA, THE GOVERNMENT'S VISION OF REGIONAL GREEN GROWTH TIED TO INCREASED HABITAT FOR GORILLAS ADVANCED SIGNIFICANTLY, WITH A COMMUNITY-ENDORSED COMPENSATION AND LAND VALUATION FRAMEWORK APPROVED THROUGH RIGOROUS FPIC PROCESSES ESTABLISHED BY AWF. AWF ALSO INVESTED IN WOMEN-LED AGRICULTURE, NATURE-BASED ENTERPRISES, AND EARLY PLANNING FOR SMART GREEN VILLAGES. IN CAMEROON, AWF STRENGTHENED GOVERNANCE IN THE CAMPO MA'AN LANDSCAPE THROUGH ENHANCED COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, A GRIEVANCE REDRESS SYSTEM, UPDATED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLANNING, AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF ELEPHANTS, GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES, AND OTHER ICONIC SPECIES. PARALLEL LIVELIHOOD INVESTMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE COCOA, RUBBER, AND PLANTAIN FARMING HELPED REDUCE LOCAL RELIANCE ON FOREST EXTRACTION. IN THE DJA LANDSCAPE, AWF ENHANCED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT OF THE DJA FAUNAL RESERVE, REINFORCED ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, AND ENGAGED LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH RIGHTS-BASED TRAINING. SIMULTANEOUSLY, AWF PROMOTED ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, LIKE FISH FARMING, TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY AND ENSURE COMMUNITY COOPERATION IN MAINTAINING THE RESERVE'S INTEGRITY. IN FARO LANDSCAPE, AWF STRENGTHENED MANAGEMENT AND ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS IN FARO NATIONAL PARK. CONFLICT BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND HERDERS WAS REDUCED VIA THE TANGO INITIATIVE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES WERE ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, INCLUDING TRAINING INDIGENOUS MBORORO COMMUNITIES IN PLANT NURSERY MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDING EQUIPMENT FOR CROP PROCESSING AND RICE FARMING. IN DRC, AWF STRENGTHENED CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ACROSS TWO CRITICAL CONGO BASIN LANDSCAPES BILI-UL AND MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA ADVANCING PROTECTION, COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE, AND LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. IN BILI-UL, AWF'S CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE AUTHORITY, THE INSTITUT CONGOLAIS POR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE (ICCN) ENHANCED SECURITY ACROSS A CORE ZONE OF THE PROTECTED AREA THROUGH INTENSIFIED PATROLS AND STRENGTHENED OPERATIONAL BASES. LAW-ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES IMPROVED AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRESSED WITH CAMERA TRAPS AND A NEW RESEARCH CAMP. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES WERE REINFORCED THROUGH ACTIVE COMPLAINT-MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS, TRAINING FOR ECOGUARDS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES BENEFITING NEARLY 36,000 PEOPLE. IN THE MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA LANDSCAPE, AWF ADVANCED INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LOMAKO-YOKOKALA AND IYONDJI COMMUNITY BONOBO RESERVES. THE RENOVATED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ILIMA EMERGED AS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMPLEMENTING ONGOING RIGHTS-BASED AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AWF ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTERS. AWF CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES ON MONITORING AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS. IN ETHIOPIA, DESPITE DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY REGIONAL INSECURITY, AWF CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ETHIOPIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (EWCA), SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALIA IBEX NATIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION RECOVERY PLAN, AND STRENGTHENING EWCA'S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED COORDINATION AND DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT. THE COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PROGRAM PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO CANINE UNITS AT BOLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ASSISTED THE JUDICIARY IN WILDLIFE CRIME PROSECUTION. WORK IN SIMIEN MOUNTAINS INCLUDED SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, A WILDLIFE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM TARGETED TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ONGOING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON FOREST REGENERATION, LAND REHABILITATION, AND SOIL EROSION CONTROL. IN TANZANIA, AWF PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES. IN THE KILOMBERO LANDSCAPE, AWF PARTNERED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY LAND-USE PLANNING AND DEVELOP SHARED NATURAL RESOURCE AGREEMENTS. AWF ALSO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THROUGH LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEES, EXPANDING A NETWORK OF CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE, AND SUPPORTING CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. IN UGANDA, AWF'S COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PROGRAM SUPPORTED AUTHORITIES IN CONDUCTING NEARLY ONE MILLION SEARCHES FOR ILLEGAL WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE PRODUCTS AT KEY TRAFFICKING POINTS. OTHER EFFORTS STRENGTHENED COEXISTENCE AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES ACROSS KIDEPO AND MURCHISON FALLS LANDSCAPES. PREPARATIONS FOR RHINO REINTRODUCTION AT AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE ADVANCED THROUGH IMPROVED RANGER CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN ZIMBABWE, AWF CONCLUDED A CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ZIMPARKS FOR MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK IN THE MID-ZAMBEZI LAN

    Expenses $27,264,516 · Grants $5,241,363

  • PAN AFRICAN PROGRAMSTHROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH PEACENEXUS, AWF ADVANCED RIGHTS-BASED AND CONFLICT-SENSITIVE APPROACHES WITH INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES. GOVERNMENTS WERE SUPPORTED TO DEVELOP BIODIVERSITY ECONOMIES THROUGH INVESTMENT FRAMEWORKS, ASSESSING NATURE-POSITIVE ENTERPRISES, AND SHAPING PATHWAYS THAT DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND DIRECT BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AFRICA PROTECTED AREAS DIRECTORS (APAD) AND OTHERS CONTRIBUTED TO STRONGER PAN-AFRICAN REPRESENTATION IN GLOBAL CONSERVATION PLANNING. AWF INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN CONSERVATION LEADERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO DRIVE DURABLE CONSERVATION ACTION. OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH ALREADY INCLUDED TWO FELLOWSHIPS TARGETING YOUNG CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS EXPANDED TO REACH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WILDLIFE CLUBS OF KENYA. COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING TRAININGS FOR AFRICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUDICIARY, PROSECUTORS, AND WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES TOOK PLACE IN FIVE COUNTRIES, EMPHASIZING OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH FOCUSED ON DETERRENCE, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION. THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTED WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES WITH RESOURCES IN UGANDA, CAMEROON, TANZANIA, ETHIOPIA, AND KENYA.

    Expenses $4,146,277

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

Listed in Part VII

  • KADDU SEBUNYA

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $567,681
    From this org
    $495,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,267
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $402,976
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $92,438
    Deferred
    $40,297
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,970
    Filer's total
    $567,681

  • CRAIG SHOLLEY

    SR VP, ADVISOR (UNTIL 10/24), TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $126,802
    From this org
    $107,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,882
    Hours/week
    24

  • LARRY GREEN

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • STEPHEN GOLDEN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHERINE HERRING

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AKHIL BHARDWAJ

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK BURSTEIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PAYSON COLEMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN BOSHE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LYNN DOLNICK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GREG EDWARDS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY GLASSER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DONALD GRAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER GRAYLING

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARLEEN GROEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GILLES HARERIMANA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTINE HEMRICK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • STEPHEN JUELSGAARD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAURA KOHLER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREW MALK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHARLES MBIRE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • VERONICA MEINHRD

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HE FESTUS G MOGAE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER MURRAY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EMERY RUBANGENGA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNE SCOTT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FREDERICK R STEINER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HEATHER STURT HAAGA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER TOWER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PIERRE TRAPANESE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARIA WILHELM

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RICHARD HOLLY

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $307,043
    From this org
    $249,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,613
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,430
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,670
    Filer's total
    $307,043

  • ERIC COPPENGER

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $294,013
    From this org
    $243,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,013
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,713
    Filer's total
    $294,013

  • CHARLY FACHEUX

    SVP, CONSERVATION STRATEGY, IMPACT, AND LEARNING

    Total calculated
    $291,368
    From this org
    $235,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,188
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,518
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,670
    Filer's total
    $291,368

  • BETH FOSTER

    SVP, BRAND AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $243,289
    From this org
    $217,708
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,581
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,708
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,770
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,811
    Filer's total
    $243,289

  • NICOLE ENGDAHL

    VP, INDIVIDUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $229,760
    From this org
    $213,062
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,698
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,062
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,326
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,372
    Filer's total
    $229,760

  • AMY GOSSOW

    VP, FOUND. RELATIONS (UNTIL 8/2025)

    Total calculated
    $247,299
    From this org
    $212,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,674
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,625
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,467
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,207
    Filer's total
    $247,299

  • PHILIP MURUTHI

    VP, SPECIES AND SCIENCE

    Total calculated
    $236,791
    From this org
    $211,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,562
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,229
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,122
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,440
    Filer's total
    $236,791

  • FREDERICK KUMAH

    VP, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $232,618
    From this org
    $183,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,197
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,855
    Filer's total
    $232,618

  • ANDREA ATHANAS

    VP, ENTERPRISE & INVESTMENT

    Total calculated
    $247,471
    From this org
    $168,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $79,471
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,671
    Filer's total
    $247,471

  • CHANG AUDREY IM

    SR ADVISOR, PRINCIPAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $176,026
    From this org
    $165,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,568
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,458
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,568
    Filer's total
    $176,026

  • FELIX OTIENO

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $191,220
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,220
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,220
    Filer's total
    $191,220

  • KYLIE RUSH

    DIRECTOR, ANNUAL GIVING

    Total calculated
    $157,542
    From this org
    $134,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,376
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,166
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,416
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,960
    Filer's total
    $157,542

  • DAVID WILLIAMS

    SR DIR, CONSERVATION GEOGRAPHY

    Total calculated
    $179,490
    From this org
    $135,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,879
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,587
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,024
    Filer's total
    $179,490

  • JAMES LOUDEN

    CREATIVE & WEB DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $148,081
    From this org
    $129,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,331
    Hours/week
    40

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

  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
AS AN EXPATRIATE IN KENYA, THE CEO RECEIVES EXPATRIATE BENEFITS THAT ARE COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER EXPATRIATE CHIEF EXECUTIVES WITHIN SIMILAR NGOS IN KENYA THAT INCLUDE HOUSING AND EDUCATIONAL ALLOWANCES. THE BENEFITS RECEIVED ARE NOT TAXABLE.

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.

  • AWF UNITED KINGDOM

    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION · UK · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC

  • AWF SWITZERLAND

    IN DISSOLUTION · SZ · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC

  • AWF CANADA

    WILDLIFE CONSERVATION · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640489349301629

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