SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $4.9M · expenses $827K · assets $6.3M

EIN
26-1368021
Address
15111 KARL AVE, MONTE SERENO, CA 95030-2229
Website
smallcats.org
NTEE code
D30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2009 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The mission of The Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation is to ensure the survival of the most threatened small wild cats and their natural habitats worldwide by identifying and mitigating threats to their continued existence.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James G Sanderson Founder and Director2020-2025 60 $0 reported 1
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Dicely Treasurer2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President2 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President2 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President1 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President1 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director60 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President1 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
James G Sanderson Founder and Director40 $0$0$0 $01
Kennon Dickson-Hudson President1 $0$0$0 $01
Barbara Dicely Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,915,000$827,235 $6,318,030$6,318,030 $4,531,569$0 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$873,649$472,071 $1,990,951$1,990,951 $796,916$0 $003
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$938,640$453,819 $1,518,340$1,518,340 $871,849$0 $003
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$578,970$524,687 $915,382$915,382 $518,443$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$658,550$310,781 $1,071,927$1,071,927 $658,524$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$320,817$170,865 $655,150$655,150 $320,780$0 $000

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,589,167 in all, tax years 2010 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC Public charity Exact 2010-2020 11$1,267,054 2020$278,971
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BIG CAT RESCUE CORP Public charity Exact 2015-2019, 2023, 2025 7$172,488 2025$12,500
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AYERS WILD CAT CONSERVATION TR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” 2022 1$100,000 2022$100,000
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SACRAMENTO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY Public charity Exact 2016-2017 2$21,800 2017$16,800
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EYE OF THE EAGLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$20,000 2023$20,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$6,905 2021$6,905
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$870 2023$164
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CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” 2020 1$50 2020$50
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ELEPHANT HAVENS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INCTXD30 $3,402,691$1,902,831 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D30, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$23,136,229241 462014–2024 DELTA WATERFOWL FOUNDATION; MARINE MAMMAL CENTER; THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INC; WILDLIFE GUARDIANS and 42 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$22,796,011242 542016–2024 FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC; LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY USA; MARINE MAMMAL CENTER; GREEN AMERICA and 50 more
WILDCAT FOUNDATION Private foundation$16,710,72236 32017–2024 FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY US INC; CHENGETA WILDLIFE; FOCUSED CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS INC
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$12,226,43051 52010–2024 THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INC; THE WYLDLIFE FUND; GREEN AMERICA; ROUND RIVER CONSERVATION STUDIES and 1 more
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WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$6,009,75027 22020–2024 THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INC; WILDLIFE MISSISSIPPI
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WALTER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,866,0602 12019–2020 BUBYE VALLEY CONSERVATION RESEARCH
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $827,235 spent · pay $0 · grants $812,275 · events $7,038
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $812,275$812,275-- 98.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,038$7,038$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Inventory Edition II -shirts $5,179$5,179$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described)Cost of desktop computer $2,264$2,264$0$0 0.3%
Information technology $327$327$0$0 0.0%
Other (as described)CA & Federal tax filing costs including Form990Online $152$152$0$0 0.0%
Total$827,235100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $472,071 spent · pay $0 · grants $464,084 · events $7,544
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $464,084$464,084-- 98.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,544$7,544$0$0 1.6%
Office expenses $268$268-- 0.1%
Other (as described)California & Federal tax filing Form990Online $175$175$0$0 0.0%
Total$472,071100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $453,819 spent · pay $0 · grants $448,467 · events $2,502
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $448,467$448,467-- 98.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,502$2,502-- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,924$1,924-- 0.4%
Travel $635$635-- 0.1%
Information technology $291$291-- 0.1%
Total$453,819100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $524,687 spent · pay $0 · grants $518,564 · events $1,885
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $518,564$518,564-- 98.8%
Office expenses $2,747$2,747-- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,885$1,885-- 0.4%
Travel $1,150$1,150-- 0.2%
All other expenses $235$235-- 0.0%
Information technology $106$106-- 0.0%
Total$524,687100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $310,781 spent · pay $0 · grants $307,402 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $307,402$307,402-- 98.9%
Office expenses $2,725-$2,725$0 0.9%
Information technology $518$0$518$0 0.2%
Other (as described)California charity tax filing charges $136$0$136$0 0.0%
Total$310,781100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $170,865 spent · pay $0 · grants $167,493 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $167,493$167,493-- 98.0%
Office expenses $2,843$0$2,843$0 1.7%
Other (as described)All other minor but necessary expenses $300$0$300$0 0.2%
Information technology $144$0$144$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Cost to file california taxes $85$0$85$0 0.0%
Total$170,865100%

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