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ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
ENDANGERED SPECIES FUND (EIN 46-4938570)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-04-18
IRS object ID
202621109349200957
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-18T20:05:11-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464938570EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ENDANGERED SPECIES FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlENDABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2485880844PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityClawsonCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJohn ChisholmPersonNm
Person TitleDirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone2485880844PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-18SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Website Addresshttps://es-fund.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$198,649GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$198,443ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$206InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
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Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$165,237GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$2,264OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$167,501TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$31,148ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$28,423BOYAmt
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Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo create awareness and preserve endangered species and their environment. To solicit donations or support fundraising efforts for the purchase of equipment, education and training and functioning of recognized charities abroad engaged in related conservation efforts.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Donations made by individuals to the Rufunsa Conservations Program in Zambia and managed by Game Rangers International (GRI). The project is to manage and insert game rangers into this important corridor between two important conservation areas. This area was previously neglected and poaching was rife. Animal numbers are now increasing and these funds have made an enormous contribution to this success.$173,067Yes (X)$150
Donations made by individual to support the program of Game Rangers International in Zambia. This includes training and deployment of rangers, the Elephant Orphanage Project and Community Outreach to people living and farming within the conservation areas.$42,829Yes (X)$250
Granted to Conservation Lower Zambezi in Zambia for the conservation of ecosystems and wildlife using a holistic approach. This area was previously neglected and poaching was rife. Animal numbers are now increasing and these funds have made and includes gaining the cooperation of local populations impacted by living alongside wildlife.$39,099Yes (X)$250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$650TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Patricia Chisholm
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Kathleen Chisholm
Secretary1$0$0$0
John Chisholm
Director4$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJohn ChisholmPersonNm

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State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone2485880844PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$288,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$254,031CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$307,564CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,648CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$288,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Grants were made to Game Rangers International in Zambia, David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation UK, Rufunsa Project run by Game Rangers International, Bhejane Trust in Zimbabwe and National Parks Rescue Zimbabwe. All these organizations are recognized in their countries and charities.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16General office, banking, accounting and promotional expenses.

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