TURTLE CONSERVANCY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TURTLE CONSERVANCY (EIN 20-2899240)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-21
IRS object ID
201643269349300439
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Gross Receipts$2,833,451GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website Addresswww.turtleconservancy.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$735,199ExpenseAmt
DescCaptive Breeding Program: based in Southern California, the Behler Chelonian Center breeds more critically endangered turtles and tortoises than any other institution in the world. We manage 15 of the world's 40 most endangered species, and have 1,039 animals from 33 taxa. During 2015 we hatched 186 endangered turtles and tortoises. The center creates a long-term plan for each species that we breed and defines the desired outcome in terms of potential need for repatriation or reintroduction or other conservation needs.Desc

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DescGeometric Tortoise Program: the Turtle Conservancy raised funds to purchase 210 acres near Cape Town, South Africa of critical habitat to create a biodiversity preserve for what is likely to be the last large population for the South African Geometric Tortoise (one of the world's most endangered animals). The Southern Africa Tortoise Conservation Trust was established to purchase the land and manage the reserve. Turtle Conservancy applied for and won grants in 2015 to make a second land purchase for the preserve in 2016.Desc

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DescPROMOTING APPRECIATION FOR THE WONDER OF TURTLES WORLDWIDE: TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION AWARENESS AND ACTION TO SAVE THE WORLD'S TURTLES AND TORTOISES, THE TURTLE CONSERVANCY USED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES DURING 2015 (1) PUBLICATION OF THE TORTOISE, VOLUME 1, NUMBER 4 - A CUTTING EDGE CONSERVATION MAGAZINE BRINGING ADDITIONAL AWARENESS TO AN EVER INCREASING GLOBAL AUDIENCE, (2) GLOBAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DOCUMENTARIES (INCLUDING PHILIPPINE FOREST TURTLE CRISIS, JUNE 2015), (3) SOCIAL MEDIA - THIS PROGRAM REACHED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLDWIDE AND SURPASSED 100,000 LIKES' ON FACEBOOK.Desc

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DescThe Turtle Conservancy engaged in a number of smaller projects involving exploring the possibility of creating a new preserve for the Mexican Bolson Tortoise, on-going maintenance of the Burmese Star Tortoise and Pacific Pond Turtle programs, emergency response to the Philippine Forest Turtle crisis, and continuing our Ploughshare Tortoise program.Desc
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$5,978,994TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,785,704SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,193,290PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,750CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,324CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,687CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,911TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$128,327CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$361CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$405CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$129,093TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,172,998TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,211,071GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.35530PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationReimbursements - 2011 Amount: $ 128,327. Video Sales - 2012 Amount: $ 361. 2014 Amount: $ 405.ExplanationTxt

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,025,689OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$235,128DepreciationAmt
Book Value$790,561BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$177,764OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$118,254DepreciationAmt
Book Value$59,510BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$850,071TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,963,560TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$132,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$683,286OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$815,286RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,148,274RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,148,274TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,248,380TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$132,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$683,286OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$815,286ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,433,094ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,433,094TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:rental expenses 43,050. special event expenses 640,236.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:rental expenses 43,050. special event expenses 640,236.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa00Program servicesLand Acquisition$129,973
East Asia and the Pacific00Program servicesAnimal Care$25,602
Central America and the Caribbean00Program servicesLegal work$5,385
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$160,960SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$160,960TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSub-Saharan AfricaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantPurchase of Land for PreservePurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$106,704CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustYes (1)InterestInForeignTrustInd
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
ExplanationRequire regular reporting during grant period - interim and final. Require reporting against budget contained with grant application. Restrictions on expenditure if outside scope of budget and grant.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Turtle BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,191,541GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$495,850CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$695,691GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$60,244NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,290RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$2,770EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$575,932OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,191,541GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$495,850CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$695,691GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$60,244NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,290RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,770EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$575,932OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$640,236DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$55,455NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAnimal Habitat StudiesGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$38,400CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRequire regular reporting during grant period - interim and final. Require reporting against budget contained with grant application. Restrictions on expenditure if outside scope of budget and grant.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$495,850NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAuction PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 2Geometric Tortoise Program: the Turtle Conservancy raised funds to purchase 210 acres near Cape Town, South Africa of critical habitat to create a biodiversity preserve for what is likely to be the last large population for the South African Geometric Tortoise (one of the world's most endangered animals). The Southern Africa Tortoise Conservation Trust (SATCT) was established to manage the reserve. Turtle Conservancy applied for and won grants in 2015 to fund a second purchase of land for the preserve in 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Initial review of Form 990 performed by Financial Controller and Chief Operating Officer. The Form 990 is passed to the President, Chief Operating Officer and other Board Members for Final Review and Approval for Signing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCompletion of annual disclosure forms.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15bUse of various 3rd party sources to determine equitable salary for the positions in the locality. Full review by President.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Turtle Conservancy provides a copy of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements upon request.

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