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TUSK USA INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TUSK USA INC (EIN 30-0190986)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-27
IRS object ID
201612099349301041
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-07-27T12:59:51-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN464001827PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAXBST LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1855 VALLEY ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCLIFTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP070132483ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300190986EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUSK USA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTUSKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3022954959PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 EAST 89TH ST COURTYARD OFFICEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10128ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN O'CONNELLPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3022954959PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARQUS WHITEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00053187PTIN
Phone9734726250PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELLEN O'CONNELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 EAST 89TH ST COURTYARD OFFICEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10128ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,764,003GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTUSK IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE WHILE MITIGATING POVERTY AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA. OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE POPULATION HAS DECREASED BY MORE THAN HALF AND SOME OF THE PLANET'S MOST ICONIC SPECIES ARE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. FUELED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY - THE DESTRUCTION OF AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES HAS REACHED AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL. THIS THREATENS NOT ONLY AFRICA'S WILDLIFE BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE, FABRIC OF AFRICAN SOCIETY. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, TUSK IS COMBINING CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE - ONE STEP AT A TIME. AT TUSK, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER 25 YEARS TO PROTECT AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. OUR APPROACH IS TO INVEST IN THREE CORE AREAS - DIRECT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.THE FIRST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS FUNDING 'BOOActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$567,266PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,705,277CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$49PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$10,896CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$348,961PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$96,542CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$916,276PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,619,631CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$644,910PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,866,986CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$153,672PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$300,562CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$24,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$151,495PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$165,910CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$974,077PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,333,458CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$57,801PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$286,173CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$169,930TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$586,164TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$45,138TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$169,930NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$541,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTUSK IS DEDICATED TO WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE WHILE MITIGATING POVERTY AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA. OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE WORLD'S WILDLIFE POPULATION HAS DECREASED BY MORE THAN HALF AND SOME OF THE PLANET'S MOST ICONIC SPECIES ARE ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. FUELED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY - THE DESTRUCTION OF AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES HAS REACHED AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL. THIS THREATENS NOT ONLY AFRICA'S WILDLIFE BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE, FABRIC OF AFRICAN SOCIETY. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, TUSK IS COMBINING CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE - ONE STEP AT A TIME. AT TUSK, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR OVER 25 YEARS TO PROTECT AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. OUR APPROACH IS TO INVEST IN THREE CORE AREAS - DIRECT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.THE FIRST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE IS FUNDING 'BOOMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,866,986ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,866,986GrantAmt
DescTHE GRANTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO TUSK TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LISTED PROGRAMS:AT THE BATELEURS; CONSERVATION LOWER ZAMBEZI, LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE; SAVE VALLEY CONSERVATION; SOUTH LUANGWA CONSERVATION SOCI; VULTURE PROTECTION; LEP SANGA SCHOOL; NOMAD TRUST IN TANZANIA; SINGITA TRUST (WATER PROJECT); EWASO LION PROJECT; C3 MADAGASCAR; SOUTH AFRICAN WILDLIFE COLLEGE; LAMU TURTLE, KENYA; MALI ELEPHANT PROJECT; CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION CENTER; SPACE FOR GIANTS; STOP IVORY; OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY; MAASAILAND PRES TRUST; WALIKALI (DRC); CERCOPAN; MKOMAZI PROJECT; OLARE OROK CONSERVANCY; UGANDA CONSERVATION FUND; NORTHERN RANGELANDS TRUST; PAINTED DOG CONSERVATION; KOIYAKI GUIDE SCHOOL.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,866,986TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
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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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELLEN O'CONNELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3022954959PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1525 EAST 89TH STREET COURTYARDAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10128ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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BRIAN ARTHUR CHARLES MAYHEW
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0.500.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$32,000$0$0
SARAH FAIRBAIRN
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HEMINWAY
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK FRANKLIN
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP CAYFORD
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY BRECK
CO-CHAIRMAN0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENDA BURKHART
CO-CHAIRMAN0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE FEHSENFELD
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY JACKSON
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LUKAS
DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLEN C OCONNELL
EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR0.500.00Yes (X)$199,904$0$9,600
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$231,904TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$9,600TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$611,908FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$3,093,369AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,705,277TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$74TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$74ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,928SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$5,106SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,822SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,822TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,822ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$42,304FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$611,908ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$139,266FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$96,962TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$96,962ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$420RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Other Revenue Total$420OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$420RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion-$86,066ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,866,986TotalAmt
Program Services$2,866,986ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$241,504TotalAmt
Management And General$241,504ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,058TotalAmt
Management And General$52,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,000TotalAmt
Management And General$7,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,703TotalAmt
Management And General$58,703ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,719TotalAmt
Management And General$25,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,274TotalAmt
Management And General$5,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,120TotalAmt
Management And General$12,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,360TotalAmt
Management And General$8,360ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,469TotalAmt
Management And General$11,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$14,372$14,372
FUNDRAISING$13,032$13,032
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$6,188$6,188
POSTAGE$4,809$4,809

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,864TotalAmt
Management And General$5,864ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,333,458TotalAmt
Program Services$2,866,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$466,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,930BOYAmt
EOY$543,505EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$41,659EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,930BOYAmt
EOY$586,164EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$45,138EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$45,138EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,930BOYAmt
EOY$418,558EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$122,468EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,930BOYAmt
EOY$541,026EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,930BOYAmt
EOY$586,164EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$286,173ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$84,923PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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)
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$1,103,263CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$446,939CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$559,620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$567,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,705,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,382,365TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$446,939CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$559,620CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$567,266CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,705,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,382,365TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,335,422SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,046,943PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$91CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,896CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,768TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$185,611CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$42,724CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$228,335TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,622,468TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.61110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81280PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,701,937TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$82,306OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$82,306RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,619,631RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,619,631TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,415,765TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$82,306OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$82,306ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,333,459ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,333,459TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:TUSK IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE AND, THEREFORE, HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. US GAAP REQUIRES MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY TUSK. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF A TAX POSITION ARE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE POSITION IS MORE-LIKELY THAN-NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY TUSK, AND CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. TUSK HAS RECOGNIZED NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TUSK IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2012.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 82,306.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 82,306.

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 ConductedFUNDRAISING, GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGIONTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$2,866,986RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,866,986SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,866,986TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSUB-SAHARAN AFRICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS; AT THE BATELEURS; CONSERVATION LOWER ZAMBEZI; LILONGWE WILDLIFE CENTRE; SAVE VALLEY CONSERVATION; SOUTH LUANGWA CONSERVATION SOCI; VULTURE PROTECTION; LEP SANGA SCHOOL; NOMAD TRUST IN TANZANIA; SINGITA TRUST (WATER PROJECT); EWASO LION PROJECT; C3, MADAGASCAR; SOUTH AFRICAN WILDIFE COLLEGE; LAMU TURTLE, KENYA; MALI ELEPHANT PROJECT; CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION CENTER; SAFARICOM MARATHON; SPACE FOR GRANTS; IVORY INITIATIVE; OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY; MAASAILAND PRES TRUST; WALIKALI (DRC); CERCOPAN; MKOMAZI PROJECT; OLARE OROK CONSERVANCY; UGANDA CONSERVATION FUND; NORTHERN RANGELANDS TRUST; PAINTED DOG CONSERVATION; KOIYAKI GUIDE SCHOOL.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$2,866,986CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 BOARD HAS RESOLVED THAT ALL ORGANIZATIONS TO WHICH IT MAKES GRANTS OR FUNDS PROGRAMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: 1. A GRANT APPLICATION WHICH SPECIFIES THE AMOUNT REQUESTED, THE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND A DETAILED PROPOSED USE OF THE FUNDS. 2. IN CASE OF AN ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE THE USA, A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET IN ORDER TO ENSURE IT IS SUITABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM A US 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. WHEN A GRANT IS MADE TO AN ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO: 1. MAKE A REPORT ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS, TO BE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE GRANTING OF THE FUNDS. 2. SIGN A STATEMENT THAT THE GRANTEE WILL REFUND ANY PORTION OF THE GRANT NOT USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF THE GRANT. 3. AGREE ANY OTHER CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY THE BOARD DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE GRANT AND THE ORGANIZATION TO WHICH FUNDS ARE BEING GIVEN. NO GRANT WILL BE MADE WITHOUT MEETING THE TERMS SET FORTH BY THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TUSK WILDLIFE GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$502,404GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$460,100CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$42,304GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$133,029OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SAFARICOM MARATHONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$134,121GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$134,121CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$17,687GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$17,687CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$6,237OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$654,212GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$611,908CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$42,304GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$139,266OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$139,266DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$96,962NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN C OCONNELLPersonNm
TitleEXCUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$199,904BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,600NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$209,504TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 IS SENT OUT FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EACH YEAR, THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW AND SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION ARE DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT OF $84,924 REPRESENTS AMOUNTS INADVERTENTLY OMMITED FROM THE PRIOR 990 RETURN.

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