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THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC (EIN 30-0224549)
Tax period
2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Filed
2022-08-10
IRS object ID
202242229349301324
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-10T14:55:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN270851983PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPONSEL CPA GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1251 N ILLINOIS ST STE 450AddressLine1Txt
CityINDIANAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46204ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300224549EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2USA INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDAVIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9493053785PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125283 CABOT RD 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92653ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA SCIACCAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9493053785PhoneNum
Signature2022-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstMELISSAPersonFirstNm
Person LastSCIACCAPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH M BELCHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01227829PTIN
Phone3176086699PhoneNum
Preparation2022-08-03PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMELISSA SCIACCAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125283 CABOT RD 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92653ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,237,907GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSHELDRICKWILDLIFETRUST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN WILDLIFE PRESERVATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,315PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$921CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$210,013PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$295,076CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,062,258PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,585,803CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$8,066,516PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$266,532PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$303,726CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,636,414PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$10,602,499CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$574,156PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$6,983,304CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,119,610TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,119,966TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$72,155TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$89,874TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,047,455NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,030,092NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF WILDLIFE PRESERVATION. THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OF THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PURPOSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (THE "TRUST").MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,035,540ExpenseAmt
Grant$9,923,900GrantAmt
Revenue$295,076RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION'S MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAM EFFORT IS FUNDING THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST ("DSWT") (DBA SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (SWT)) WHICH, TO-DATE, HAS SUCCESSFULLY HAND-RAISED OVER 250 INFANT ELEPHANTS, ALONG WITH ACCOMPLISHING ITS LONG-TERM CONSERVATION PRIORITY BY EFFECTIVELY REINTEGRATING ORPHANS BACK INTO THE WILD. DSWT FOCUSES ON THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE THROUGH ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, SURVEILLING AND SAFE GUARDING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCING COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ADDRESSING ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, PROVIDING VETERINARY ASSISTANCE TO ANIMALS IN NEED, AND RESCUING AND HAND REARING ELEPHANT AND RHINO ORPHANS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$10,035,540TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MELISSA SCIACCABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9493053785PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125283 CABOT RD 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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ROBERT BRIAN MILLER
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE EISELE
VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKIE CITTONE-MAGID
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT CARR-HARTLEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK V ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA M SHELDRICK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SCIACCA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)$183,856$0$7,491
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$7,491TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$478TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$478ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$395,488SecuritiesAmt
Other$150OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$394,907SecuritiesAmt
Other$2,130OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$581SecuritiesAmt
Other-$1,980OtherAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,399TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,399ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$550,143GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$255,067CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$295,076TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$295,076RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$295,076RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$921ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,923,900TotalAmt
Program Services$9,923,900ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,983TotalAmt
Program Services$55,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,461FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,760TotalAmt
Program Services$42,854ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,630FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,130TotalAmt
Program Services$6,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,833FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,565TotalAmt
Management And General$37,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,795TotalAmt
Management And General$11,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,315TotalAmt
Program Services$792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,448FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,516TotalAmt
Program Services$6,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,404TotalAmt
Management And General$22,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,438TotalAmt
Program Services$107ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,331ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,391TotalAmt
Management And General$7,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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SERVICE CHARGES AND OTH$97,860$188$97,672
MISCELLANEOUS$11,442$20$11,197$225

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,602,499TotalAmt
Program Services$10,035,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$466,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100,597FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$870,444BOYAmt
EOY$7,267,486EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,180,297BOYAmt
EOY$2,727,415EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,553BOYAmt
EOY$114,692EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,370BOYAmt
EOY$6,434EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,508LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,307LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,619BOYAmt
EOY$201EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,327BOYAmt
EOY$2,738EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,119,610BOYAmt
EOY$10,119,966EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,155BOYAmt
EOY$89,874EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,155BOYAmt
EOY$89,874EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,009,912BOYAmt
EOY$9,630,086EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,543BOYAmt
EOY$400,006EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,047,455BOYAmt
EOY$10,030,092EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,119,610BOYAmt
EOY$10,119,966EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$6,983,304ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$667NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,801,610CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,872,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,312,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,840,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,291,688CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,118,675TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,872,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,312,412CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,840,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,291,688CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,118,675TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,456,675SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$38,662,000PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,290CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,290CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,772CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,755CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$478CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,585TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,166,260TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,402,356GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91690PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,508OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,307DepreciationAmt
Book Value$201BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$201TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,593,116TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$667NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,980OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$7,313RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,585,803RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,585,803TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,610,479TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,980OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,980ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,602,499ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,602,499TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY VARIOUS FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE INCURRED DURING THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT 1,980.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF EQUIPMENT 1,980.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSUB-SAHARAN AFRICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTMAKINGTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedTHE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE WILDLIFE ACTIVITIES OF THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST, AS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 2 OF THE 990.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$9,923,900RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$9,923,900SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$9,923,900TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASORegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantWILDLIFE PRESERVATION AND COMMUNITY AWARENESSPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$9,807,155CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$138,127NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstSUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALSDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA, INC. PRACTICES DUE DILIGENCE BY REGULARLY AUDITING ALL GRANTS ISSUED TO RECIPIENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNT OF ALLOCATED FUNDS AND VERIFY PROPER EXPENDITURE. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WRITTEN, BOARD APPROVED GRANT MAKING POLICY THAT FULLY OUTLINES THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH FUNDS CAN OR CANNOT BE APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND SETS FORTH GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE PROCESSES FOR GRANT APPROVAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA SCIACCAPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$158,856BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$25,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$4,913DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,578NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$191,347TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution36ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$404,921NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV AT DATE OF TRANSACTIMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ROBERT CARR-HARTLEY AND ANGELA SHELDRICK ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS ON JULY 22, 2021. THE RESTATED BY-LAWS DECREASED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CLASS II BOARD MEMBERS FROM 7 TO 5. THE BY-LAWS ALSO PROVIDE FOR THE ABILITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET VIRTUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED AN ELECTRONIC COPY BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15APER THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN PART BASED ON INDEPENDENT COMPARABLE DATA. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETAINING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, OVERSEEING THE ANNUAL AUDIT, AND REPORTING THE AUDIT FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS SINCE THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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