SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
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Plain text SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/small-wild-cat-conservation-foundation-261368021. Retrieved 2026-10-29.
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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))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 2020-2025 | 60 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 60 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 60 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 60 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 60 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 60 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G Sanderson | Founder and Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kennon Dickson-Hudson | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Dicely | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $4,915,000 | $827,235 | $6,318,030 | $6,318,030 | $4,531,569 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $873,649 | $472,071 | $1,990,951 | $1,990,951 | $796,916 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $938,640 | $453,819 | $1,518,340 | $1,518,340 | $871,849 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $578,970 | $524,687 | $915,382 | $915,382 | $518,443 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $658,550 | $310,781 | $1,071,927 | $1,071,927 | $658,524 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $320,817 | $170,865 | $655,150 | $655,150 | $320,780 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC | Public charity | Exact | 2010-2020 | 11 | $1,267,054 | 2020 | $278,971 | show |
| BIG CAT RESCUE CORP | Public charity | Exact | 2015-2019, 2023, 2025 | 7 | $172,488 | 2025 | $12,500 | show |
| AYERS WILD CAT CONSERVATION TR | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” | 2022 | 1 | $100,000 | 2022 | $100,000 | show |
| SACRAMENTO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY | Public charity | Exact | 2016-2017 | 2 | $21,800 | 2017 | $16,800 | show |
| EYE OF THE EAGLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY INC | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 | $20,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $6,905 | 2021 | $6,905 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $870 | 2023 | $164 | show |
| CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SMALL WILD CAT CONSERVATION FOUNDATION” | 2020 | 1 | $50 | 2020 | $50 | show |
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| WILDLIFE HABITAT COUNCIL INC | MD | D30 | $3,516,103 | $3,531,245 | President | $236,032 | Same NTEE code D30, revenue within 2x |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $827,235 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $472,071 spent · pay $0 · grants $464,084 · events $7,544
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $472,071 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $453,819 spent · pay $0 · grants $448,467 · events $2,502
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $453,819 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $524,687 spent · pay $0 · grants $518,564 · events $1,885
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $524,687 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $310,781 spent · pay $0 · grants $307,402 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $310,781 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $170,865 spent · pay $0 · grants $167,493 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $170,865 | 100% |
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