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Animals : Wildlife Conservation (Grantmaking)
Board Leadership
Nick Brandt
President
CEO
Kim McCoy
Executive Director
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Using innovative conservation strategies and collaborating closely with local communities, partner NGOs, national parks, and government agencies, Big Life seeks to protect and sustain East Africa's wildlife and wild lands, including one of the greatest populations of elephants left in East Africa. The first organization in East Africa with coordinated anti-poaching teams operating on both sides of the Kenya-Tanzania border, Big Life recognizes that sustainable conservation can only be achieved through a community-based collaborative approach. This approach is at the heart of Big Life's philosophy that conservation supports the people and people support conservation. Big Life has established a successful holistic conservation model in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem that can be replicated across the African continent.
Using innovative conservation strategies and collaborating closely with local communities, partner NGOs, national parks, and government agencies, Big Life seeks to protect and sustain East Africa's wildlife and wild lands, including one of the greatest populations of elephants left in East Africa. The first organization in East Africa with coordinated anti-poaching teams operating on both sides of the Kenya-Tanzania border, Big Life recognizes that sustainable conservation can only be achieved through a community-based collaborative approach. This approach is at the heart of Big Life's philosophy that conservation supports the people and people support conservation. Big Life has established a successful holistic conservation model in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem that can be replicated across the African continent.
97.50
96.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
88.9% | |
Administrative Expenses | 6.0% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 4.9% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.04 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 0.58 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 32.3% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 0.4% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Life Foundation USA (WA) | 96.66 | |
Primarily Primates (TX) | 89.48 | |
Bat Conservation International (TX) | 88.49 | |
Cheetah Conservation Fund (VA) | 94.53 | |
Orangutan Foundation International (CA) | 98.58 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $3,380,359 |
Federated Campaigns | $0 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Fundraising Events | $0 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $0 |
Total Contributions | $3,380,359 |
Program Service Revenue | $0 |
Total Primary Revenue | $3,380,359 |
Other Revenue | $2,203 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $3,382,562 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $3,431,490 |
Administrative Expenses | $193,867 |
Fundraising Expenses | $177,841 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $3,803,198 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $-420,636 |
Net Assets | $1,798,630 |
Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name | Amount Spent | % of Program Expenses |
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Wildlife Security | $1,852,195 | 54.0% |
Human-Wildlife Conflict | $1,473,113 | 42.9% |
Education and Scholarships | $106,182 | 3.1% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2018-12 | 12/01/2019 | 96.66 | |||||||
2017-12 | 10/01/2019 | 95.47 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 27-3455389 |
Name in IRS Master File | BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA |
NTEE Code | D34 |
NTEE Classification | Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge |
NTEE Type | Animal-Related |
Classification | Educational Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | |
Foundation Status | Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) |
Deductibility | Contributions are deductible |
Affiliation | Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). |
Group Name | [Not Applicable] |
Ruling Date | May, 2011 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | December |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$132,000 | 3.47% | Kim McCoy | Executive Director |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Big Life Foundation USA (WA) | 96.66 | |
The Peregrine Fund (ID) | 92.29 | |
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (DC) | 89.88 | |
Primarily Primates (TX) | 89.48 | |
Global Wildlife Conservation (TX) | 97.13 |
This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.
Big Life Foundation USA
1715 North Heron Drive
Ridgefield,
WA 98642
tel: (971) 322-3326
EIN: 27-3455389
Nick Brandt
President
Kim McCoy
Executive Director
Charity Navigator
299 Market Street Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923