2014-11-17T13:48:28-06:00 2013-12-31 341862269 CBIZ MHM LLC 9755 PATUXENT WOODS DR STE 200 COLUMBIA MD 21046 990 2013-01-01 300457102 GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE INC GRZI 2026697863 3810 ARGYLE TERRACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 PEYTON WEST TREASURER 2026697863 2014-11-17 1 J SCOTT DENLINGER P00740770 4436563044 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z X PEYTON WEST 3810 ARGYLE TERR NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 2297122 0 X WWW.HELP4WILDLIFE.ORG X 2007 FL PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ISSUES. 7 7 0 0 0 0 1333847 2296412 0 0 2871 710 0 0 1336718 2297122 2065071 1621000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17534 41447 2082605 1662447 -745887 634675 432156 1107911 0 41080 432156 1066831 X PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ISSUES. 0 0 799113 799113 GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE,INC. MADE GRANTS OF $799,113 TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN GONAREZHOU NATIONAL PARK, ZIMBABWE, INCLUDING RANGER TRAINING AND PROVISIONS, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND PARTS, AERIAL SUPPORT AND CENSUS WORK. 493930 493930 GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE, INC. MADE GRANTS OF $493,930 TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK AND SELOUS GAME RESERVE IN TANZANIA CORRIDOR, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF RANGER VEHICLES, RANGER TRAINING ACTIVIES AND RADIO TRACKING EQUIPMENT. 172074 172074 GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE, INC. MADE GRANTS OF $172,074, TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN THE NORTH LUANGWA, ZIMBABWE, INCLUDING RADIO TRACKING OF RHINOS, RANGER TRAINING AND PROVISIONS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION AND AERIAL SUPPORT. 155883 155883 GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE MADE GRANTS OF $40,250 TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVIES IN BUKIT TIGAPULUH, SUMATRA, INCLUDING GPS TRACKING OF ELEPHANTS AND THE MITIGATION OF HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT.GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE MADE GRANTS OF $115,633 TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION ACTIVIES IN MADRE DE DIOS AND ALTOS PURUS, PERU, INCLUDING OVERSEEING PATROLS AND BIOLOGIAL MONITORING. 155883 155883 1621000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X PEYTON WEST 2026697863 3810 ARGYLE TERRACE NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 X CHRISTOF SCHENCK PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PEYTON M WEST TREASURER/SECRETARY 32.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SMOLKA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW DOBSON VICE-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIM TEAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAUSH ARHA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARKUS BORNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2296412 2296412 710 710 2297122 0 0 710 1621000 1621000 12286 12286 5450 5450 2889 2889 8980 8980 7773 7773 4069 4069 1662447 1621000 41447 0 167917 432156 511203 428791 432156 1107911 41080 0 41080 X 11550 24260 420606 1042571 432156 1066831 432156 1107911 634675 0 X X 1 X 0 0 0 X 1159628 2732887 1835162 1333847 2296412 9357936 1159628 2732887 1835162 1333847 2296412 9357936 6952562 2405374 1431 5996 6775 2871 710 17783 9375719 0.25660 0.13730 X GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLLIFE, INC. QUALIFIES AS A "PUBLICLY SUPPORTED" ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST PRESCRIBED IN TREASURY REGULATION SECTION 1.170A-9(F)(3), AS DISCUSSED BELOW:1. PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NORMALLY RECEIVED MORE THAN 10 PERCENT PUBLIC SUPPORT. ITS CUMULATIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2009-2013 IS 25.66%. THIS FIGURE WOULD BE HIGHER BUT FOR THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF A SINGLE DONOR IN THE ORGANIZATION'S EARLY YEARS. THAT DONOR IS NEITHER A FOUNDER NOR A MANAGER OF THE ORGANIZATION, NOR IS HE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE ORGANIZATIONS'S FOUNDERS, BOARD MEMBERS, OR OFFICERS. SIGNIFICANTLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS INCREASING. THEIR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE HAS INCREASED FROM 13.73% ON THE 2012 FORM 990 TO 25.66% ON THE 2013 FORM 990. AT THE TIME OF THE FILING OF THIS RETURN, 2014 IS MORE THAN HALF OVER, AND BASED ON PRESENT FIGURES, THE 2014 PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE IS LIKELY TO EXCEED 33.3% FOR THE PERIOD 2010-2014. 2. ATTRACTION OF NEW PUBLIC SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED GRANTS AND ANTICIPATES RECEIVING ADDITIONAL GRANTS, FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, WHICH ARE TREATED ENTIRELY AS PUBLIC SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS MAINTAINING A BONA FIDE AND CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT GRANTS. THESE EFFORTS ARE SUCCEEDING, AND PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR 2014 ALREADY EXCEEDS $2,000,000, INCLUDING $298,000 FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.3.PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT: THE ACTIVITIES OF GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE RESPOND TO CONCERNS OF A BROAD SEGMENT OF THE U.S GENERAL PUBLIC WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND WILDERNESS AND EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ORGANIZATION DEVOTES CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES TO COMBATING POACHING AND IN 2013 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO COMBAT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, RELFECTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ISSUE TO THE U.S. GENERAL PUBLIC.4. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY: THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS HAVE NO FAMILY RELATIONSHIP TO ONE ANOTHER OR TO ANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAJOR DONORS. RATHER, THEY CONSIST OF PERSONS WHO HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELDS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE OR HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE PRIVATE, ACADEMIC, NON-PROFIT, AND U.S. GOVERNMENT SECTORS, REPRESENTING A DIVERSITY OF VIEWPOINTS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 1465117 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 115633 SOUTH-EAST ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION 40250 0 0 0 0 0 0 1621000 0 1621000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THREATENED WILDLIFE IN TANZANIA, ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE. 1465117 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH AMERICA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THREATENED WILDLIFE IN PERU. 115633 WIRE TRANSFER SOUTH-EAST ASIA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS AND THREATENED WILDLIFE IN SUMATRA. 40250 WIRE TRANSFER 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRZIMEK'S HELP FOR THREATENED WILDLIFE ENTERS INTO SIGNED GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH GRANTEES AND REQUIRES FORMAL NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS THROUGH WHICH IT EVALUATES PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND ENSURES THAT FUNDS ARE EXPENDED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE. PART I, COLUMN F THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES. PART II, LINE 1 THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR GRANTS AND NONCASH ASSISTANCE ON THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PEYTON WEST AND CHRISTOF SCHENCK HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1: THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING IN 2013 FROM THE CASH BASIS TO THE ACCRUAL BASIS.