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THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC (EIN 30-0224549)
Tax period
2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2025-08-08
IRS object ID
202542209349301134
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-08-08T12:39:32-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-08-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH M BELCHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01227829PTIN
Phone3176086699PhoneNum
Preparation2025-08-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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$39,809,039GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$237,157PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$459,709CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$155,396PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$161,627CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,670,046PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,829,679CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$14,737,624PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Expenses$15,477,596PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,192,450PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,139,805CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$20,610,123TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$121,933TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$884,682TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$15,418,587NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,725,441NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$14,072,583ExpenseAmt
Grant$13,884,419GrantAmt
Revenue$161,627RevenueAmt
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$14,072,583TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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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
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone9493053785PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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ANNE EISELE
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE CITTONE-MAGID
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REBECCA HOSMER
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)$253,423$0$8,934
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$20,655,892SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$20,656,754SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$862SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$484,233GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$459,709ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,884,419TotalAmt
Program Services$13,884,419ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$220,809TotalAmt
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Fundraising$32,596FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,526TotalAmt
Program Services$80,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,830FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$11,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,894FundraisingAmt

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Total$62,810TotalAmt
Management And General$62,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$39,322TotalAmt
Management And General$39,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$47,722TotalAmt
Program Services$286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,537FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,246TotalAmt
Management And General$56,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,420TotalAmt
Program Services$14ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$10,661TotalAmt
Management And General$10,661ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS$719$719

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,689,874TotalAmt
Program Services$14,072,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$524,434ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,857FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$807,883BOYAmt
EOY$1,403,440EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$6,842,569BOYAmt
EOY$9,886,526EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$310,000BOYAmt
EOY$140,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$75,364BOYAmt
EOY$70,174EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$7,881BOYAmt
EOY$8,869EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$7,465,909BOYAmt
EOY$8,943,437EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$30,914BOYAmt
EOY$157,677EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,540,520BOYAmt
EOY$20,610,123EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,926BOYAmt
EOY$133,312EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$595,991EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,007BOYAmt
EOY$155,379EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,933BOYAmt
EOY$884,682EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,593,856BOYAmt
EOY$18,332,501EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$824,731BOYAmt
EOY$1,392,940EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,418,587BOYAmt
EOY$19,725,441EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,540,520BOYAmt
EOY$20,610,123EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,139,805ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$167,049NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$7,840,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,291,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,138,127CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,277,493CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,208,343CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,756,581TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,291,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,138,127CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,277,493CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,208,343CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,756,581TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,823,116SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$72,933,465PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,113CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$236,903CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$460,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$774,820TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$77,531,401TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,481,056GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94070PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93030PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$155,379Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$155,379TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,006,853TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$167,049NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$10,125DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$177,174RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$18,829,679RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,829,679TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,699,999TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$10,125DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$10,125ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,689,874ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,689,874TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACCOUNTING 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, 2025 AND 2024, 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 YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND 2024.ExplanationTxt

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$13,884,419RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$13,884,419SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$13,884,419TotalSpentAmt

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$13,599,616CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$284,803NonCashAssistanceAmt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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.ExplanationTxt

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$223,423BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$30,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,356DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,578NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$262,357TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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
Contribution48ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,106,139NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (6 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 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 ARE 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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