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THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC (EIN 30-0224549)
Tax period
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31
Filed
2018-08-15
IRS object ID
201832279349301843
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-08-15T12:32:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 NO 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92653ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELISSA SCIACCAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone9493053785PhoneNum
Signature2018-07-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELIZABETH M BELCHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01227829PTIN
Phone3176086699PhoneNum
Preparation2018-07-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
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 NO 101AddressLine1Txt
CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92653ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,029,780GrossReceiptsAmt
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$1,091PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,158CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$29,227PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$28,318CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,475,393PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,831,086CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,259,186PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$4,704,186CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$237,946CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$5,248,475CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$256,786PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$417,389CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$1,575,370TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$38,337TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$49,364TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,943,395NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,526,006NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$4,781,932ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,704,186GrantAmt
Revenue$28,830RevenueAmt
DescTHE ORGANIZATION'S MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAM EFFORT IS FUNDING THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST ("DSWT") WHICH, TO-DATE, HAS SUCCESSFULLY HAND-RAISED OVER 200 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
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VentureYes (1)InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Phone9493053785PhoneNum

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CityLAGUNA HILLSCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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ANGELA M SHELDRICK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE EISELE
VICE PRESIDENT(DEC - MAR)/TREASURER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT CARR-HARTLEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN D SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT (APR - DEC)5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT BRIAN MILLER
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACKIE CITTONE-MAGID
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK V ROBERTSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BRANDFORD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SCIACCA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00$133,835$0$0Yes (X)
MORGAN KRAUTSTRUNK
ACCOUNTING MANAGER50.00$69,486$0$0Yes (X)
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All Other Contributions$4,752,260AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$138,487NoncashContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$138,355SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$138,487SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$132SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$512TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$512ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$54,296GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$25,466CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,830TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$646ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,704,186TotalAmt
Program Services$4,704,186ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,849TotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$26,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,995FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,934TotalAmt
Program Services$5,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,605FundraisingAmt

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Total$36,510TotalAmt
Management And General$36,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,130TotalAmt
Management And General$54,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$30,152TotalAmt
Management And General$18,035ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,117FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,612TotalAmt
Management And General$32,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,517TotalAmt
Program Services$334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$329FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,945TotalAmt
Management And General$1,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,472TotalAmt
Management And General$5,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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OPERATING EXPENSES$18,945$18,945
TRAINING AND TUITION$478$478

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,248,475TotalAmt
Program Services$4,781,932ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$404,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,278FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,284,424BOYAmt
EOY$470,480EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,060BOYAmt
EOY$1,066,994EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,672BOYAmt
EOY$2,035EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,815BOYAmt
EOY$7,536EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,993LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,406LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,023BOYAmt
EOY$5,587EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,981,732BOYAmt
EOY$1,575,370EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,337BOYAmt
EOY$49,364EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,337BOYAmt
EOY$49,364EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,793,882BOYAmt
EOY$1,479,784EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$149,513BOYAmt
EOY$46,222EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,943,395BOYAmt
EOY$1,526,006EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,981,732BOYAmt
EOY$1,575,370EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$417,389ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,828,888CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,349,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,161,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,445,075CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,801,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,586,183TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,349,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,161,310CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,445,075CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,801,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,586,183TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,091,012SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,495,171PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,769CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,852TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$485TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$17,592,520TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$100,737GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80570PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$10,993OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,406DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,587BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,587TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,874,327TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$8,500DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$8,500RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,865,827RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$34,741OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$34,741RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,831,086TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,291,716TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$8,500DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$34,741OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$43,241ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,248,475ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,248,475TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 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, 2018 AND 2017, 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, 2018 AND 2017.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -34,741.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 34,741.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

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$4,704,186RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$4,704,186SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$4,704,186TotalSpentAmt

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$4,656,265CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementELECTRONIC TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$47,921NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 FURTHER VERIFIES ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THAT GRANTEES ARE IN GOOD CHARITABLE STANDING AND THAT INDEPENDENT AUDITS OF THEIR FINANCIAL RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES ARE CONDUCTED. 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 G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ENORMOUS ELEPHANT RUNEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$83,579GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$49,350CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,229GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$22,111RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$366FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$12,264OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$83,579GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$49,350CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,229GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$22,111RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$366FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$12,264OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$34,741DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$512NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution24ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$138,487NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 REVIEWS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS DURING THIS REVIEW PROCESS, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PER 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.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF EMPLOYEES AND 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. THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR NO LONGER COMPILES QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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