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AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (EIN 52-0781390)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-01
IRS object ID
201600329349300610
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-01T08:11:56-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521511275PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RAFFA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520781390EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAFRIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2029393333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW NO 120AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362249ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJEFF CHRISFIELDPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2029393333PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2028225000PhoneNum
Preparation2016-02-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPATRICK BERGINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW NO 120AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362249ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$44,999,882GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AWF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1961FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAWF WORKS TO ENSURE THE WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS OF AFRICA WILL ENDURE FOREVER.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body28VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent27VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee44TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers34TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$26,722,612PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$31,585,502CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$609,718PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$573,187CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,188,759PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$245,732CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$236,557PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$367,568CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$28,757,646PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$32,280,525CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,673,984PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,626,481CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,292,323PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,628,992CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$362,082PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,454,154CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,212,844PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,395,574CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$23,541,233PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$27,175,925CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,216,413PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,104,600CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$44,743,327TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$46,353,162TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,748,747TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,038,118TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$38,994,580NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$42,315,044NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION, INC. (AWF), TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA, WORKS TO ENSURE THE WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS OF AFRICA WILL ENDURE FOREVER.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$21,354,363ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,626,481GrantAmt
Revenue$112,753RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION PROGRAMS: AWF PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN ENSURING THE CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF SOME OF AFRICA'S MOST RARE AND TREASURED SPECIES SUCH AS ELEPHANTS, MOUNTAIN GORILLAS, RHINOCEROS, LIONS, AND CHEETAHS. AT THE CORE OF AWF'S WORK IS THE BELIEF THAT INVESTING IN TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR AFRICAN INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS IS CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING CONSERVATION SUCCESS. THIS APPROACH HAS HELPED AWF SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF AFRICA'S ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH RESEARCH AND APPLY THESE FINDINGS TO REAL-LIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,269,872ExpenseAmt
Revenue$473,717RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS, AWF EDUCATES A WIDE VARIETY OF AUDIENCES ABOUT HOW SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION IN AFRICA MEANS UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE LIVE TOGETHER, AS WELL AS HOW THEY CLASH. AWF ALSO BRINGS TO LIGHT HOW THE WELL BEING OF LOCAL PEOPLE AFFECTS CONSERVATION EFFORTS. AWF'S MISSION COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED ALONE, AND THEREFORE IT WORKS WITH PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES AND UNITE PEOPLE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT AFRICAN CONSERVATION. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$23,624,235TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee44EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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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
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFF CHRISFIELDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2029393333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 16TH STREET NW SUITE 120AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200362249ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MR DAVID E THOMSON
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HE BENJAMIN W MKAPA
VICE-CHAIRMAN2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR MYMA BELO-OSAGIE
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MARLEEN GROEN
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ROBIN BERKELEY OBE
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 05/2015)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR PAYSON COLEMAN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LYNN DOLNICK
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS LISA FIRESTONE
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/2014)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR HELEN GICHOHI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR LARRY GREEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS HEATHER STURT HAAGA
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR BARRY HALL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MONA HAMILTON
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 09/2014)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS CHRISTINE HEMRICK
TRUSTEE4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR WILLIAM E JAMES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS ADRIAN M JAY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON KRISTINA M JOHNSON PHD
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 07/2014)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR STEPHEN JUELSGAARD
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR RAHIM KHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR ROBERT KING
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS DENISE KOOPMANS
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/2014)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS KRISTA KRIEGER
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 10/2014)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS SHANA LAURSEN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR CHRISTOPHER LEE
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS VICTORIA LESLIE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HE FESTUS G MOGAE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HE RAZAN AL MUBARAK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR WILFRED MURUNGI
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 01/2015)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR STUART SCOTT
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS AGGIE SKIRBALL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS VERONICA VAREKOVA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR WARREN WALKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR CHARLES R WALL
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MS MARIA WILHELM
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICK BERGIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$249,776$0$62,640
JEFF CHRISFIELD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$205,530$0$35,265
CRAIG SHOLLEY
VP OF PHILANTHROPY/MARKETING40.00Yes (X)$172,139$0$29,174
DAUDI SUMBA
VP OF PROGRAM DESIGN AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS40.00Yes (X)$167,188$0$21,606
KATHLEEN FITZGERALD
VP OF CONSERVATION STRATEGY40.00Yes (X)$152,972$0$49,365
CHARLY FACHEUX
VP OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS40.00Yes (X)$126,950$0$26,180
TYRENE HARALSON
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION40.00Yes (X)$135,264$0$28,608
KADDU SEBUNYA
CHIEF OF PARTY-USAID UGANDA PROGRAM40.00$135,396$0$98,334Yes (X)
STEPHEN HAM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY40.00$107,900$0$25,474Yes (X)
BRIAN MCBREARITY
MANAG. DIR.-AFRICAN CONSERV. SCHOOLS40.00$108,846$0$27,624Yes (X)
KURT REDENBO
DIRECTOR OF FOUNDATION & CORPORATION40.00$107,423$0$25,407Yes (X)
JOHN BUTLER
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP40.00$106,812$0$25,993Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,776,196TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$455,670TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS INC
1953 GALLOWS ROAD 600VIENNAVA22182PRINTING AND MAILSHOP$579,647
SANKY COMMUNICATIONS INC
599 11TH AVENUE 6TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10036DIRECT MAIL SERVICES$452,598
MASS DESIGN GROUP
334 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 400BOSTONMA02116DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$232,778
CONSERVATION CAPITAL CONSULTING
DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC MGMT$189,973NEW CAVENDISH STREETLONDONUK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$12,330,200GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$19,255,302AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$562,066NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$31,585,502TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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SAFARI INCOME900099$473,717$473,717
OUTREACH INCOME900099$92,170$92,170
MEETINGS INCOME900099$7,300$7,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$573,187TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$726,004TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,283RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$712,721ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$297,513TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$297,513ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,691,058SecuritiesAmt
Other$56,563OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$12,668,036SecuritiesAmt
Other$51,321OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$976,978SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,242OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$971,736TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$971,736ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
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AMORTIZATION DISCOUNT900099$29,875$29,875
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$70,055OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,280,525TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$586,470RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$108,553ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,626,481TotalAmt
Program Services$5,626,481ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,488,322TotalAmt
Program Services$1,210,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$180,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,421FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,069,662TotalAmt
Program Services$4,895,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$294,044ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$880,491FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$556,617TotalAmt
Program Services$445,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,716FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,188,577TotalAmt
Program Services$958,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,918FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,814TotalAmt
Program Services$263,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,991FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,927TotalAmt
Program Services$88,466ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,461FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,104TotalAmt
Program Services$77,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$524,878TotalAmt
Fundraising$524,878FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,585TotalAmt
Management And General$177,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,892,220TotalAmt
Program Services$1,874,463ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,280ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,477FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,445TotalAmt
Program Services$14,123ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,322FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,169,636TotalAmt
Program Services$956,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$137,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,359FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$561,908TotalAmt
Program Services$318,301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137,155FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$543,818TotalAmt
Program Services$276,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,395,845TotalAmt
Program Services$1,192,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188,291FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,875,046TotalAmt
Program Services$1,846,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,330FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,041TotalAmt
Program Services$38,698ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$6,343FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$403,208TotalAmt
Program Services$265,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$135,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,001FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,919TotalAmt
Program Services$11,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FIELD EQUIPMENT$940,756$940,756
DIRECT MAILING COSTS$786,651$681,698$104,953
CONSTRUCTION$577,105$577,105
VEHICLE OPERATIONS$412,740$412,740

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,620TotalAmt
Program Services$651,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$387,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,047FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,175,925TotalAmt
Program Services$23,624,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,097,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,454,154FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,163,203TotalAmt
Program Services$321,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$842,011FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,633,387BOYAmt
EOY$1,428,422EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,360,847BOYAmt
EOY$1,389,686EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,408,982BOYAmt
EOY$11,810,802EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,012BOYAmt
EOY$247,610EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$856,294BOYAmt
EOY$959,950EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,382BOYAmt
EOY$164,828EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,621BOYAmt
EOY$365,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,012,970LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,155,054LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,158,539BOYAmt
EOY$3,857,916EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,429,801BOYAmt
EOY$26,244,785EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,056,029BOYAmt
EOY-$1,161,157EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$701,491BOYAmt
EOY$1,044,895EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,743,327BOYAmt
EOY$46,353,162EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,762,532BOYAmt
EOY$1,933,141EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,786,095BOYAmt
EOY$1,549,686EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$766,000BOYAmt
EOY$166,250EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$434,120BOYAmt
EOY$389,041EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,748,747BOYAmt
EOY$4,038,118EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,435,760BOYAmt
EOY$27,851,685EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,446,505BOYAmt
EOY$11,351,044EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,112,315BOYAmt
EOY$3,112,315EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,994,580BOYAmt
EOY$42,315,044EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,743,327BOYAmt
EOY$46,353,162EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,104,600ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,784,136NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$24,614,325CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,132,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,999,183CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,722,612CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,585,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$124,053,811TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,614,325CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,132,189CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,999,183CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,722,612CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,585,502CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$124,053,811TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,700,453SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$115,353,358PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,039,029CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$865,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$851,922CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$905,558CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,050,414CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,712,433TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,190CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,618CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,675CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,799CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,875CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,157TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$128,859,401TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,267,446GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89520PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90600PublicSupportPY170Pct
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)
Donor Advised Funds Held1DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$1,112,269DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (1)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$26,614,112BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,756,044ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,523,554InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,967,452OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$26,879,150EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,168,845BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,818,826ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,754,271InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,127,830OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$26,614,112EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,788,812BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,382,884ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,179,053InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$181,904OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,168,845EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,239,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,569,518ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$424,401InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$445,100OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,788,812EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,423,622BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,641,519ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,571,398InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$396,546OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$15,239,993EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.87730BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.11580PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00690TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$993,157OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$993,157BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,239,665OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$207,676DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,031,989BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$448,489OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$292,248DepreciationAmt
Book Value$156,241BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,030,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$774,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$255,976BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,301,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$880,487DepreciationAmt
Book Value$420,553BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,857,916TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVES$138,300
ANNUITIES PAYABLE$74,860
DEFINED COMPENSATION LIABILITY$175,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$389,041TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED A SPENDING POLICY TO USE UP TO SEVEN PERCENT OF THE BEGINNING INVESTED MARKET VALUE OF THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT IN CURRENT YEAR OPERATIONS, OR A LOWER AMOUNT AS AGREED THROUGH AWF'S ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. THIS SPENDING POLICY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S POLICY TO ADD UNRESTRICTED LEGACY GIFTS TO THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT. AWF GENERALLY EXPECTS UNRESTRICTED LEGACY GIFTS TO MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIRED ANNUAL SPENDING PAYOUT FROM THE BOARD-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT, RESULTING IN NET POSITIVE CASH FLOWS TO THE FUND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. COUPLED WITH AWF'S STATED RETURN OBJECTIVE, THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE REAL GROWTH NET OF INFLATION OVER THE LONG-RUN.
PART X, LINE 2:AWF PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF AWF.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA0139EMPLOYEES$5,908,183
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00GRANTMAKING$5,626,481
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA00PROGRAM SERVICES$11,491,026CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA150MAINTAINING OFFICES$392,604
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)02EMPLOYEES$199,168
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)20MAINTAINING OFFICES$6,773
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices17SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees141SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office17TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee141TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$23,624,235SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$23,624,235TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (98 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DIALOGUE ON WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES, PROSECUTION AND ADJUDICATION OF JUSTICE IN KENYA, TO CURB ESCALATING POACHING AND TRAFFICKING OF WILDLIFE$22,032WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DEVELOPMENT OF VULNERABILITY & ADAPTATION FRAMEWORK FOR DRY LAND/SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES AND SERVICES$18,820WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AMBOSELI LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION$20,257WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DEVELOPING SYSTEMS AND REVENUE MANAGEMENT FOR BURUNGE AND RANDILEN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS$9,008WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASHIPMENT OF DOGS TO KILIMANJARO$6,300WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,WILDLIFE MONITORING AND ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS IN THE ENDUIMENT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS$57,032WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT TO OLE NARIKA & KITENDEN SCOUTS AND PAYMENT OF KITENDEN LEASES$214,760WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MONITORING APES & OTHER LARGE MAMMALS IN THE PARK$17,450WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,STATUS, RESOURCE USE, AND THREATS TO CRITICAL WETLANDS OF AMBOSELI OUTSIDE OF THE PARK, KENYA$21,638WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,ENHANCING LIVELIHOOD THROUGH MOBILIZATION, FORMATION AND TRAINING OF VILLAGE COMMUNITY BANKS (VICOBA)$9,011WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,WILDLIFE PROTECTION IN THE LOWER ZAMBEZI, ZAMBIA$46,771WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CONSTRUCTION OF PIT LATRINE AND REST SHED IN LMNP$14,610WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,IMPROVING LIVESTOCK BREEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS LAIKIPIA NORTH - SAHIWAL BULLS$9,961WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,KWS - IMPROVEMENT OF WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RHINOS IN TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK$9,940WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICACONCEPT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF IMPROVED COOKING STOVES IN SIMIEN MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES$5,842WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RUGGED SMART PHONES FOR UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY$16,037WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RHINO MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS: GREAT FISH RIVER NATURE RESERVE$65,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT FOR THE AFRICAN RHINO SPECIALIST GROUP (AFRSG) BIENNIAL MEETING$15,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LIVESTOCK COOPERATIVES IN ENDUIMENT WMA$40,304WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CONSERVING KENYA'S LIONS THROUGH SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RESEARCH - AN EXPANSION$21,792WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT TO FARO NATIONAL PARK$11,017WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT TO ACCA IN ACTIVITIES TOWARDS CONSERVANCY$14,706WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,ENHANCING TOURISM PRODUCTS AND OPERATIONS FOR CBTES IN KAJIADO, KISII, KAKAMEGA AND KISUMU$29,008WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,REDEMARCATION OF BURUNGE WMA AREA$15,763WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,ENHANCING AFRICAN WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NETWORKING$175,146WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,PROTECTING THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN THE KAFUE ECO-SYSTEM AND THROUGHOUT ZAMBIA'S PROTECTED AREA NETWORK$55,108WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MANYARA RANCH ANTI-POACHING PROGRAM$157,311WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,REGIONAL SUMMIT TO STOP WILDLIFE CRIME AND ADVANCE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION$20,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MANAGEMENT OF THE BILI MBOMU FOREST SAVANNA COMPLEX$189,848WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CENTRAL AFRICA FOREST ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION (CAFEC)-MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA FOREST LANDSCAPE$422,868WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS FOR GOVERNANCE IN ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES$9,737WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE PROJECT IN RUNGWE AND MAKETE IN DISTRICTS$18,936WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND ADAPTATION IN SIX COUNTIES IN KENYA$21,200WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAIMPROVING LIVESTOCK BREEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS LAIKIPIA NORTH - 20 DORPER RAMS FOR LLMA$6,567WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT KOLO HILLS FOREST PATROLS PLAN AND OPERATIONALIZATION$7,601WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICATRAIL CONSTRUCTION - KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK$6,673WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SAFEGUARDING BONOBO AND MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA FOREST LANDSCAPE$157,371WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAELEPHANT CONSERVATION$35,292WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE WATER IN KAJIADO SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, NAMELOK AREA$62,412WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC FOCUS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CONSERVANCY MOVEMENT IN KENYA$19,965WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,WILDLIFE REGULATIONS DRAFTING, NGULIA RHINO PROGRAM, TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK RHINO ANTI-POACHING & WATER IMPROVEMENT$79,162WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MARA REGIONAL LION RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROJECT$35,527WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAVILLAGE TOURISM INCOME TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO OLTUKAI AND ISILALEI VILLAGES$6,524WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RESTORATION PLANTING OF TREES AT KIRISIA FOREST DURING 2015 LONG RAINS$23,971WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CAPACITY BUILDING ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND FARM INPUTS SUPPORT FOR KONDOA FARMERS NETWORK(MVIWAKO)$19,231WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RHINO PROTECTION IN HLUHLUWE IMFOLONZI PARK (KWAZULU NATAL)$52,131WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,IMPROVING LIVESTOCK BREEDS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS LAIKIPIA NORTH$20,806WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SVC COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WORKSHOPS$9,767WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MANYARA RANCH INTERNET SERVICES$17,863WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAFUND DISTRIBUTION FROM MANTIS TOURISM INCOME - VILLAGE PAYMENTS$6,524WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICABILI UELE ELEPHANT PROTECTION$20,119WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RESTORATION PLANTING-PITTING & SUPPORT OF ENDERIT COMMUNITY FOREST SCOUTS$76,329WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT IN MAU NAROK AREA, NAKURU COUNTY$87,419WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICASCALING UP CONSERVATION AND LIVELIHOODS EFFORTS IN NORTHERN TANZANIA(SCALE -TZ)$6,408WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT SIGNING EVENT$17,435WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,LPFN MAASAI STEPPE LEARNING DIALOGUE$9,731WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT TO THE OPERATIONS OF INYAMBO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST$16,214WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,NAILEPU CONSERVANCY LEASE PAYMENTS$25,654WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,NALARAMI LEASE PAYMENTS$23,670WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,A CONCEPT NOTE FOR THE AFRICAN WILD DOG AND OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES CONSERVATION IN KIRIMUN GROUP RANCH$17,951WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE AND DRIP IRRIGATION IN NAMELOK$24,198WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAEXTENDED SUPPORT TO NYANGABE WILDLIFE PROJECT :JUL-SEP 014 STAFF WAGES$6,357WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SECURING OF THE GREATER OL LENTILLE CONSERVANCY (INCLUDING OL DONYIRO ELEPHANT CORRIDOR) THAT SUPPORTS MIGRATORY SPECIES SUCH AS AFRICAN WILD DOG, GREATER KUDUS AND GREVY'S ZEBRA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OL LENTILLE TRUST KENYA$41,800WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAADC-MUTARA RANGERS SUPPORT_UNIFORMS& TRAINING$5,059WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,OLEPOLOS LAND LEASES$17,550WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,ENHANCING THE PROTECTION, BIOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF BLACK RHINO$49,500WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,OLTIYANI CONSERVANCY LEASE PAYMENTS$29,226WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CENTRAL AFRICA FOREST ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION (CAFEC)- MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA FOREST LANDSCAPE$27,076WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,OSUPUKO LAND LEASES$16,964WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AROUND TANZANIA'S RUAHA LANDSCAPE$28,615WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,HWANGE PAINTED DOG CONSERVATION ANTI-POACHING UNITS ZERO TOLERANCE TO WILDLIFE CRIME$8,285WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,RUVUMA ELEPHANT PROJECT$44,117WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CENTRAL AFRICA FOREST ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION (CAFEC)-MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA FOREST LANDSCAPE$87,326WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAWRUA VISIT TO LAIKIPIA AND RIPARIAN LAND OWNERS-1$5,786WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,HELICOPTER FOR SABI SAND WILDTUIN ANTI-RHINO POACHING INITIATIVE$281,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,DIESEL FOR MANYARA RANCH OPERATIONS$10,429WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,VACCINES FOR AMBOSELI LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS$20,691WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,WILDLIFE MONITORING AND ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS AT OLTIYANI AND NALARAMI CONSERVANCIES$39,462WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,PROTECTING NAMIBIA'S BLACK RHINO$62,039WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SUPPORT FOR RHINO PROTECTION$98,491WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,PROTECTION OF SEKUTE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AREA AND THE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS$34,214WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,IMPLEMENTATION OF CYBER TRACKER/SMART (SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL) TECHNOLOGY-GUIDED ANTI-POACHING FOR PROTECTION OF THE ELEPHANT POPULATION OF THE 5,260KM DJA FAUNAL RESERVE (CAMEROUN)$54,942WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,HUMAN-LION CONFLICT MITIGATION IN THE MAASAI STEPPE, NORTHERN TANZANIA$10,500WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,MANNA POOLS ANTI POACHING WORKSHOP$13,500WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,IMPROVING FOREST GOVERNANCE AND INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN 13 REDD PILOT VILLAGES IN KONDOA; STRENGTHENING VILLAGE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEES$20,752WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,SECURING THE SURVIVAL OF ETHIOPIAN WOLVES IN REMOTE MOUNTAIN ENCLAVES$15,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR VILLAGE BASED TOURISM CIRCUIT AROUND SIMIEN MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK$14,446WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,PURCHASE OF DOGS$24,773WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,CONSERVATION FEE TO WILDLIFE DIVISION - JULY 2014$16,848WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,PROTECTION OF ELEPHANTS IN THE DZANGA SANGHA PROTECTED AREAS (CAR)$50,000WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,COLLABORATION FOR THE LAIKIPIA UNITY AND LAND INITIATIVE (LULI)$27,158WIRE/EFT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAENHANCING AFRICAN WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NETWORKING$109,000CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAUSAID/UGANDA BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM AND MONITORING CHIMPANZEES IN COMMUNITY NATURAL RESERVE OF DINDEFELO AND SURROUNDINGS, SENEGAL$214,975CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICACENTRAL AFRICA FOREST ECOSYSTEMS CONSERVATION (CAFEC)--MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA FOREST LANDSCAPE$68,535CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICACAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS ON RHINO AND ELEPHANT POACHING CRISIS$566,724CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAELEPHANT CRISIS FUND$100,000CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAENHANCING ELEPHANT PROTECTION IN THE RUAHA-RUNGWA ECOSYSTEM$66,297CHECK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICADJOLU DRC REDD & PROJECT WORK$488,091CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org43Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org55TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EDUCATION EASEMENTSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA10$15,321EFT/CHECK
FELLOWSHIPSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA1$31,012CHECK
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAWF OCCASIONALLY WORKS WITH SUB-RECIPIENTS. IN SUCH CASES, ONLY KNOWN, VETTED ORGANIZATIONS ARE CHOSEN THAT CAN DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES. SUB-RECIPIENTS ARE OFTEN INCLUDED BY NAME IN GRANT PROPOSALS. SUB-RECIPIENTS ARE GENERALLY PROVIDED WITH ADVANCES, AND REQUIRED TO REPORT QUARTERLY. BOTH FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE RELATED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS (GENERALLY LANDSCAPE/PROGRAM DIRECTOR). THE GRANTS & CONTRACTS OFFICER REVIEWS THE SUB-RECIPIENT FINANCIAL REPORTS AND THEN FORWARDS TO THE GRANTS FINANCIAL MANAGER FOR A FURTHER QUALITY CONTROL. ONLY UPON THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE GRANTS FINANCIAL MANAGER AND THE TECHNICAL PROGRAM LEAD ARE FURTHER PAYMENTS OR ADVANCES PROVIDED. ALL LARGE SUB-RECIPIENTS PAYMENTS AND CONTRACTS ARE ROUTED TO THE VP-F&A AND/OR COO FOR ADDED SCRUTINY AND APPROVALS PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANKY COMMUNICATIONS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1599 11TH AVENUE 6TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityMANAGEMENT OF DIRECT MAIL PROGRAMActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$2,390,675GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$524,878RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,865,797NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,390,675TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$524,878TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,865,797TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PATRICK BERGIN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$249,776$0$0$0$0$0$42,409$0$20,231$0$312,416$0$0$0
JEFF CHRISFIELD
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$205,530$0$0$0$0$0$20,625$0$14,640$0$240,795$0$0$0
CRAIG SHOLLEY
VP OF PHILANTHROPY/MARKETING$172,139$0$0$0$0$0$17,187$0$11,987$0$201,313$0$0$0
DAUDI SUMBA
VP OF PROGRAM DESIGN AND GOVERNMENT$167,188$0$0$0$0$0$16,719$0$4,887$0$188,794$0$0$0
KATHLEEN FITZGERALD
VP OF CONSERVATION STRATEGY$152,972$0$0$0$0$0$15,269$0$34,096$0$202,337$0$0$0
CHARLY FACHEUX
VP OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS$126,950$0$0$0$0$0$12,695$0$13,485$0$153,130$0$0$0
TYRENE HARALSON
VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION$135,264$0$0$0$0$0$13,500$0$15,108$0$163,872$0$0$0
KADDU SEBUNYA
CHIEF OF PARTY-USAID UGANDA PROGRAM$135,396$0$0$0$0$0$13,504$0$84,830$0$233,730$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, AWF PAID A HOUSING ALLOWANCE DIRECTLY TO A LANDLORD AND A SCHOOL ON BEHALF OF KADDU SEBUNYA, CHIEF OF PARTY-USAID UGANDA PROGRAM. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THIS BENEFIT WAS $91,479 AND NONE OF THIS AMOUNT WAS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO MR. SEBUNYA.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution41ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$562,066NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:AWF CONTINUES TO PIONEER THE USE OF COMMUNITY CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES, PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES, AND PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO PROTECT IMPORTANT SITES AND POPULATIONS THAT STRETCH ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES-DEMONSTRATING THAT WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE CAN THRIVE SIDE BY SIDE. AWF'S WORK CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO FOUR CORE AREAS- LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION ENTERPRISE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. AWF IS ALSO ACTIVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVITIES AND IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS. BELOW IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF AWF'S PERSPECTIVE ON EACH CATEGORY AND KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WITHIN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. A. LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION: AWF'S UNIQUE LARGE-LANDSCAPE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING AFRICA'S GREAT WILD SPACES, PIECING TOGETHER PARKS, PRIVATE LANDS, AND COMMUNITY LANDS, WHICH CAN BE SECURED AS A HOME FOR WILDLIFE. HISTORICALLY, AWF WORKED TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE RESERVES, AND TO HELP LOCAL PEOPLE ESTABLISH COMMUNITY CONSERVANCIES. AWF IS NOW SUPPORTING THE MANAGEMENT OF PARKS AND EXPLORING NEW PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION APPROACHES, INCLUDING LIMITED LAND ACQUISITION AND NEW TYPES OF CONSERVATION LEASES, TO PROTECT CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT. I. AWF HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE WILDLIFE AUTHORITY IN THE DJA FAUNAL RESERVE IN CAMEROON, A WORLD HERITAGE SITE THAT IS AT RISK OF BECOMING A WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN DANGER. TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, AWF HAS PROVIDED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ON THE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF THE RESERVE TO ENSURE THIS BIODIVERSE RAINFOREST REMAINS PROTECTED FROM POACHERS AND TRESPASSERS WHO MAY CHUNT FOR BUSHMEAT AND CUT DOWN TREES. WE FIRST PROVIDED TRAINING IN THE USE OF HANDHELD ECOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICES AND ITS ATTENDANT SOFTWARE TO ENSURE REGULAR DATA COLLECTION DURING PATROLS, THEN WORKED WITH THE LOCAL WILDLIFE AUTHORITY TO MORE EFFECTIVELY PLAN PATROLS, BASED ON THE DATA COLLECTED. AWF ALSO CONDUCTED A FIVE-DAY EXPEDITION THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THE RESERVE, WHICH DOES NOT GET PATROLLED REGULARLY, TO DETERMINE THE TRUE STATE OF THIS FOREST. FINDINGS FROM THIS EXPEDITION WERE SUBSEQUENTLY SHARED WITH THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY TO DEVELOP AN UPDATED PLAN FOR PROTECTING THE RESERVE. B. WILDLIFE PROTECTION: EVEN WHERE LAND AND HABITAT HAVE BEEN SECURED, CERTAIN SPECIES FACE UNIQUE THREATS AND REQUIRE A TARGETED CONSERVATION APPROACH. POPULATIONS OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES, SUCH AS THE RHINOCEROS, GORILLA, AND ALL OF THE GREAT CATS, HAVE BEEN DIMINISHED DUE TO POACHING, DISEASE, AND CONFLICT WITH HUMANS. AWF USES A NUMBER OF METHODS TO MONITOR AND PROTECT KEY POPULATIONS AND ENSURE THESE SPECIES SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT. ONE OF THESE TACTICS IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO PARTNERS ON THE GROUND THROUGH THE SPECIES PROTECTION GRANTS PROGRAM, WHICH HAS EVOLVED INTO AN URGENT RESPONSE FUND AIMED AT COMBATING THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT STOP THE KILLING, STOP THE TRAFFICKING AND STOP THE DEMAND. THE GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS PROJECTS IN SIX THEMATIC AREAS: ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, CARNIVORES, GREAT APES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND AWARENESS. I. IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, AWF HAS UNDERWRITTEN THE PURCHASE OF A HELICOPTER TO STRENGTHEN ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS AT SABI SANDS WILDTUIN, A GAME RESERVE NEXT TO KRUGER NATIONAL PARK THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT RHINO POPULATION. THE HELICOPTER HAS HELPED DECREASE POACHING ON THE RESERVE, LED TO THE ARREST OF POACHERS, AND PREVENTED POACHING. IN NORTHERN TANZANIA, SUPPORT FOR ANTI-POACHING PATROLS ON THE AWF-MANAGED MANYARA RANCH HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING ELEPHANT POACHING AND LEADING TO THE CAPTURE OF A NUMBER OF POACHERS. IN SOUTHERN TANZANIA AND NORTHERN KENYA, AWF IS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO LION RESEARCHERS WHO ARE ALSO WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO MITIGATE HUMAN-LION CONFLICT. II. TO HELP LIMIT THE TRAFFICKING OF WILDLIFE PRODUCTS OFF THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA, AWF THIS PAST YEAR LAUNCHED A NEW CANINE CONSERVATION PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A BEST-IN-CLASS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR IVORY AND RHINO HORN DETECTION CANINES, WHICH ARE SELECTED FROM THE BEST BREEDERS IN EUROPE AND THEN BROUGHT TO AWF'S CANINE TRAINING FACILITY IN TANZANIA TO LEARN HOW TO DETECT THESE WILDLIFE PRODUCTS. THESE DOGS ARE TRAINED ALONGSIDE HANDLERS FROM WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, TO ENSURE A SOLID BOND AND COORDINATION BETWEEN DOG AND HANDLER WHEN ON THE JOB. THE CONSERVATION CANINE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY DEPLOYED HANDLERS AND DOGS TO AIRPORTS IN MOMBASA, KENYA, AND IN DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA. DISCUSSIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH OTHER WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES IN BOTH EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA TO TRAIN A NEW GROUP OF DOGS AND HANDLERS FOR SPECIFIC COUNTRIES IN THESE REGIONS. III. IN CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA, AWF LAUNCHED THE AFRICAN APES INITIATIVE TO HELP ENSURE THAT GREAT APES IN AFRICA'S LAST REMAINING FORESTED HABITATS GET SUPPORT AND PROTECTION: GREAT APES IN AFRICA ARE AT RISK FROM HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND DESTRUCTION, THE PET TRADE, TRANSFER OF HUMAN DISEASE, AND MORE. UNDER THE AFRICAN APES INITIATIVE, AWF IS TRAINING RANGERS IN SENEGAL'S NIOKOLO-KOBA NATIONAL PARK, CAMEROON'S DJA FAUNAL RESERVE AND DRC'S BILI UELE COMPLEX, AS WELL AS IN PROTECTED AREAS IN UGANDA, ON HOW TO USE CYBERTRACKERS AND SMART SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING AND THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTI-POACHING PATROLS. IV. VIA SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH AWF'S URGENT RESPONSE FUND, AWF IS WORKING WITH WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES AND PARTNERS TO CONDUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL TRAINING AROUND WILDLIFE CRIME. THE TRAININGS AIM TO SENSITIZE MEMBERS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIARY COMMUNITY TO WILDLIFE CRIME AND WILDLIFE LAWS, IMPROVE HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF WILDLIFE CRIME CASES, INCREASE CONVICTION RATES AND IMPROVE DETERRENT SENTENCING OF THOSE CONVICTED OF POACHING OR WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:C. CONSERVATION ENTERPRISE: AWF BELIEVES THAT AFRICA'S WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS CAN ONLY BE TRULY SECURE WHEN CONSERVATION OPERATIONS HAVE A SOUND FINANCIAL BASIS, AND WHEN ECONOMIC INCENTIVES EXIST FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO HELP CONSERVE NATURAL SYSTEMS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, AWF HAS WORKED WITH PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO CREATE CUTTING-EDGE EXAMPLES OF CONSERVATION TOURISM PRODUCTS THAT INCLUDE EQUITY HOLDINGS AND OTHER INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITAT. AWF IS CURRENTLY EXPANDING OUR EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, AND FISHERIES AS SMALL BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT HUMAN NEEDS WHILE REDUCING RELIANCE ON THE EXPLOITATION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES. I. IN CENTRAL KENYA, AWF CONTINUES OUR SUPPORT OF A FINANCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION, NASARUNI SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE. THIS PAST YEAR, AWF SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BANKING HALL TO ENSURE A PERMANENT, AND CENTRAL, LOCATION FOR THE FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION, WHICH BOASTS UPWARDS OF 1,100 MEMBERS AND REGULARLY DISBURSES MORE THAN 500,000 KES IN LOANS EACH MONTH. ALONG WITH THE NEW BANKING HALL, AWF PROVIDED NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION WILL BE RUN PROFESSIONALLY. II. IN THE PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN KENYA, AWF HAS SUPPORTED LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUPS AND LIVESTOCK-ORIENTED ENTERPRISES TO HELP COMMUNITIES REALIZE BETTER RETURNS ON THEIR CATTLE. IN FEBRUARY, AN AWF-SUPPORTED LIVESTOCK MARKET OPENED IN THE LANDSCAPE, ALLOWING THE 1,100-PLUS MEMBERS OF THE LIVESTOCK MARKETING GROUPS TO HAVE A CENTRAL MARKETPLACE FROM WHICH TO SELL AND BUY THEIR LIVESTOCK. COMMUNITIES HERE ARE NOW BETTER ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR LIVESTOCK AND SELL THEM AT A HIGHER COST, ALLOWING THEM TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF THEIR HERDS AND LIMIT THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN UNSUSTAINABLE USES OF NATURAL RESOURCES. D. EDUCATION AND TRAINING: AWF WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS MUST ULTIMATELY REST IN THE HANDS OF THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA WHO, WITH EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, WILL CONSTRUCT A VIABLE PLATFORM TO CONSERVE THE CONTINENT'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE. OVER THE PAST DECADES, AWF HAS SPONSORED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG AFRICAN CONSERVATIONISTS TO STUDY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND TO ACQUIRE HIGHER DEGREES IN CONSERVATION-RELATED FIELDS. BEYOND FORMAL EDUCATION, AWF WORKS TO TRAIN LOCAL PEOPLE AND BUILD THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS TO PROTECT AND MANAGE WILDLIFE. I. AWF'S CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, NOW CALLED THE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO REFLECT THE HIGH CALIBER OF CANDIDATES COME INTO THE PROGRAM AND THE INTENSIVE TRAINING THEY RECEIVE, CONTINUED WITH A NEW CLASS OF TRAINEES IN AUGUST OF 2014 AND AUGUST OF 2015. THE 2014 CLASS INCLUDED 6 ASSOCIATES, FROM KENYA, CAMEROON AND NIGERIA, WHO FIRST WORKED OUT OF AWF'S HEADQUARTERS FOR A FEW MONTHS BEFORE EMBEDDING IN DIFFERENT LANDSCAPES. ALREADY ONE OF THESE ASSOCIATES HAS BEEN HIRED FULL TIME BY AWF AS AN ECOLOGIST IN ONE OF OUR KENYAN PROJECT AREAS. THE OTHERS ARE LEARNING STEADILY UNDER MENTORSHIP OF AWF'S TECHNICAL AND LANDSCAPE STAFF. THE 2015 CLASS FEATURES 3 ASSOCIATES, FROM ETHIOPIA, UGANDA AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHINA. THE REASON FOR THE CHINESE ASSOCIATE IS TO BEGIN TRAINING NOT ONLY AFRICAN CONSERVATIONISTS BUT ALSO CHINESE CONSERVATIONISTS IN THE ISSUES AROUND AFRICAN CONSERVATION, DUE TO THE HIGH INVOLVEMENT OF CHINA IN AFRICAN BUSINESS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. FINALLY, THE CLASS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHICH HAD STARTED THE PROGRAM IN 2013, RECENTLY GRADUATED AND TOOK ON FULL-TIME POSITIONS WITH AWF IN CONSERVATION PLANNING AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY, RESPECTIVELY. BOTH WORK OUT OF AWF'S NAIROBI HEADQUARTERS. E. AFRICAN CONSERVATION SCHOOLS PROGRAM: AWF FINISHED CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CONSERVATION PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. ILIMA FEATURES 6 CLASSROOMS BUILT LARGELY OUT OF LOCAL MATERIALS AND INCORPORATING CLIMATE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN TO ENSURE AN AIRY AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHILDREN CAN LEARN. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW SCHOOL, AWF HAS BEGUN ONGOING TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL, BOTH ON CONSERVATION ISSUES AND ON PRACTICAL PEDAGOGY. IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN HAS ONLY ABOUT THREE YEARS OF FORMAL EDUCATION, ALREADY ENROLLMENT AT ILIMA HAS INCREASED BY 40 PERCENT SINCE ITS CONSTRUCTION. MEANWHILE, AWF HAS ALSO BEGUN REMODELING OF TWO EXISTING AWF-SUPPORTED SCHOOLS, IN NORTHERN TANZANIA AND SOUTHERN ZAMBIA, RESPECTIVELY. THE SCHOOL IN ZAMBIA HAS ALSO BENEFITED FROM A NUMBER OF CONSERVATION-ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AROUND WORLD GIRAFFE DAY IN JUNE AND A FIELD TRIP TO THE FAMED VICTORIA FALLS AND MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK, TO WHICH MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAD NEVER VISITED. FINALLY, DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEGUN ON DESIGNING NEW SCHOOLS IN ADISGE, ETHIOPIA, AND IN KIDEPO VALLEY, UGANDA, AS PART OF THIS SCHOOLS PROGRAM. F. CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLICY WORK: AWF AND ITS PARTNERS ACROSS AFRICA'S LANDSCAPES CAN BE SUCCESSFUL ONLY IF RELEVANT POLICIES, LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND FINANCING MECHANISMS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF CONSERVATION AND RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS. AWF WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS, PARK AGENCIES, REGIONAL BODIES, AND INTERNATIONAL FUNDING AGENCIES TO HELP DEVELOP AND PROMOTE POLICIES THAT CREATE A ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE MODELS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AWF HAS ARTICULATED A SPECIFIC AGENDA, WHICH IS REVISITED EACH YEAR, OF THE MOST ESSENTIAL POLICY POSITIONS THAT WE URGE GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT TO ENSURE THAT WILDLIFE SURVIVES WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR AFRICA. I. AWF HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE HEADWAY WITH SOME OF OUR REDD PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY IN KENYA AND IN TANZANIA. THE CHYULU REDD+ PROJECT IN KENYA RECENTLY BECAME AWF'S FIRST VALIDATED REDUCING EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION (REDD) PROJECT, ALLOWING COMMUNITIES EVEN GREATER INCENTIVE TO PROTECT 420,000 HECTARES OF CLOUD AND LAVA FORESTS AND SURROUNDING SAVANNA WOODLANDS, WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A CRITICAL WATER CATCHMENT AND PART OF A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS AMBOSELI AND TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS. 420,000 HECTARES OF CLOUD AND LAVA FORESTS AND SURROUNDING SAVANNA WOODLANDS, WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A CRITICAL WATER CATCHMENT AND PART OF A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THAT CONNECTS AMBOSELI AND TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS. WITH THIS VALIDATION, COMMUNITIES HERE NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THE CARBON THEY'RE "SAVING" THROUGH PROTECTION OF THESE FORESTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL CARBON MARKET. MEANWHILE, AWF HAS MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS ON OUR VALIDATION EFFORTS IN THE KOLO HILLS REDD PROJECT IN CENTRAL TANZANIA, SUBMITTING ALL PAPERWORK FOR THIS PROCESS AND LINING UP A POTENTIAL BUYER OF CARBON CREDITS II. IN THE AFRICAN UNION'S VISION 2013 AGENDA, WHICH IS BOTH A VISION DOCUMENT AND ACTION PLAN FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ON THE CONTINENT, AWF REQUESTED AND WAS GRANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT REVISIONS FOR THE AGENDA DOCUMENT THAT HELPED TO PRIORITIZE PROTECTION OF AFRICA'S WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HERITAGE AMID THE CONTINENT'S PLANS FOR GROWTH. THESE REVISIONS WERE ULTIMATELY INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL AGENDA DOCUMENT, THUS ENSURING AFRICA'S WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS WOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED FOR THEIR ECONOMIC, ECOLOGICAL AND FINANCIAL VALUE AND PROTECTED.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B:A. AWF RECENTLY LAUNCHED A CHINESE VERSION OF ITS WEBSITE TO PROVIDE ONLINE AUDIENCES IN CHINA THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AWF'S WORK AND BECOME ENGAGED. CHINA IS HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST IVORY MARKET, AND HAS BECOME A DESTINATION AND TRANSIT COUNTRY FOR ILLEGAL IVORY, WHICH IS TAKEN FROM ELEPHANTS POACHED IN AFRICA. INFORMING CHINESE CITIZENS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BUYING IVORY PRODUCTS AND ELEPHANT POACHING IN AFRICA, AND MOBILIZING THEM TO TAKE ACTION, IS A KEY OBJECTIVE OF THE CHINESE-LANGUAGE WEBSITE. B. AWF HAS CONTINUED ITS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS IN CHINA, VIETNAM AND THAILAND ON THE ELEPHANT AND RHINO POACHING CRISIS, INFORMING CONSUMERS THROUGH PSAS, BILLBOARD ADS, AND BUS WRAPS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF BUYING IVORY AND RHINO HORN PRODUCTS. AWF AND ITS PARTNER WILDAID CONDUCTED TWO SURVEYS IN CHINA, ONE ON AWARENESS AROUND IVORY AND THE OTHER AROUND RHINO HORN, THE RESULTS OF WHICH SUGGEST THERE IS INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BUYING IVORY OR RHINO HORN AND THE DEVASTATION OF ELEPHANTS AND RHINOS IN AFRICA. AWF AND ITS PARTNER WILDAID HAVE ALSO LAUNCHED A PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM IN TANZANIA WITH THE HELP OF TANZANIAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND CELEBRITIES TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE POACHING CRISIS IN THAT COUNTRY. PSAS HAVE BEEN FILMED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEDIA HOUSES IN DAR ES SALAAM, AND BILLBOARDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ERECTED IN DAR ES SALAAM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE COMPILED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND REVIEWED BY THE CONTROLLER. UPON RECEIPT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FROM AWF'S TAX ACCOUNTANTS, THE COMPLETED RETURN UNDERGOES A SECOND LEVEL OF REVIEW BY THE VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION (VP OF F&A). CHANGES ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE TAX ACCOUNTANTS AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE VP OF F&A AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) BEFORE BEING PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES AND OFFICERS RECEIVE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH NEW FORMS COMPLETED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IF A TRUSTEE FEELS SHE/HE MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH AWF, THESE CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' CHAIR AND/OR AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' FOR DELIBERATION. ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON HIRING AND WITH EACH NEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT. STAFF CONCERNS REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR RESEARCH WITH REVIEW BY THE VP OF F&A AND OTHER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AS NECESSARY. WITH REGARD TO CONTRACT REVIEW, STAFF THAT REVIEW PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS ARE TRAINED TO QUESTION POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. LOCAL FINANCE OFFICES REVIEW TRANSACTIONS UP TO $1,000, WITH ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY GIVEN TO LARGER CONTRACTS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE FORWARDED TO THE VP-F&A AND/OR COO FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION STUDY FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY STAFF LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IS COLLECTED THROUGH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FEDERAL 990 FORMS. FOR KEY EMPLOYEES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE OBTAINED AS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE COMPARABLE DATA. COMPENSATION DATA IS SUMMARIZED IN A REPORT AND APPROVED FIRST BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND THEN BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH JANUARY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR AWF'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE CEO TO SET OTHER EXECUTIVE SALARIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AWF'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, COPIES OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE MAINTAINED ON THE WEBSITE.

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AWC LIMITED
C/O AXIS FIDUCIARY 18N FRERE FELIXPORT LOUISPORT LOUISMPPROVISION OF CAPITAL FOR CONSERVATION ENTERPRISESMPAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONC$115,825$342,0051.00000Yes (1)
AWC CB1 LIMITED
C/O AXIS FIDUCIARY 18N FRERE FELIXPORT LOUISPORT LOUISMPPROVISION OF CAPITAL FOR CONSERVATION ENTERPRISESMPAWC LIMITEDC$292,061$2,813,7091.00000Yes (1)
AWC CB2 LIMITED
C/O AXIS FIDUCIARY 18N FRERE FELIXPORT LOUISPORT LOUISMPPROVISION OF CAPITAL FOR CONSERVATION ENTERPRISESMPAWC LIMITEDC$281,957$2,825,6021.00000Yes (1)
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Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AWC LIMITED
A$115,825FMV
AWC CB1 LIMITED
A$292,061FMV
AWC CB1 LIMITED
D$2,632,507FMV
AWC CB1 LIMITED
E$3,000,000FMV
AWC CB2 LIMITED
A$281,957FMV
AWC CB2 LIMITED
D$2,662,013FMV
AWC CB2 LIMITED
E$3,220,000FMV