FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

655 REDWOOD HWY FRONTAGE RD STE 150, MILL VALLEY, CA 94941-3068

In care of

% ZARA MCDONALD

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ZARA MCDONALD, 100 SHORELINE HIGHWAY SUITE 100B, MILL VALLEY, CA 949413680

Signed the 990

ZARA MCDONALD, DIRECTOR

Phone

(415) 877-4050

Website

WWW.FELIDAEFUND.ORG

Return prepared by

EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-5089093 or by the name FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

FELIDAE'S GLOBAL MISSION1. CONSERVE WILD CATS & BIODIVERSITY: PROTECT 40+ WILD FELID SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS WORLDWIDE.2. ADVANCE SCIENCE & INNOVATION: CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH ON WILDLIFE HEALTH, GENETICS, AND ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS.3. CHAMPION ONE HEALTH: INTEGRATE WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEM, AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS ZOONOTIC DISEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE.4. ENGAGE COMMUNITIES: EMPOWER CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND LOCAL PARTNERS THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CAPACITY BUILDING.5. GLOBAL TO LOCAL IMPACT: FROM CALIFORNIA'S PUMAS AND BOBCATS TO CHEETAHS IN KENYA AND WILD CATS IN BHUTAN AND SOUTH AMERICA.

Program accomplishments

• BAY AREA PUMA PROJECT========================================================================THE BAY AREA PUMA PROJECT (BAPP) IS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PUMAS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY. USING SCIENCE-BASED, NON-INVASIVE MONITORING METHODSINCLUDING FECAL DNA ANALYSIS, HAIR SURVEYS, CAMERA TRAPS, AND GPS DATABAPP STUDIES PUMA ECOLOGY, HEALTH, AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS TO UNDERSTAND HOW URBANIZATION AFFECTS THEIR SURVIVAL AND BEHAVIOR. THE PROJECT'S FINDINGS INFORM REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLANNING AND COEXISTENCE STRATEGIES THAT PROTECT BOTH WILDLIFE AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES.BAPP ENGAGES LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS, AND REGIONAL PARTNERS TO COLLECT DATA AND ADVANCE ONE HEALTH RESEARCH LINKING WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEM, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. SUPPORTED BY GENEROUS DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS, BAPP COMBINES RIGOROUS SCIENCE WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION TO FOSTER COEXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATIVE PREDATORS ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPES.
  Expenses $121,986 · grants $30,473
• TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT========================================================================THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT CONDUCTS LONG-TERM, SCIENCE-BASED MONITORING OF CHEETAHS IN KENYA'S TSAVO ECOSYSTEM TO ASSESS POPULATION STATUS, GENETICS, HEALTH, AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. USING NON-INVASIVE METHODS SUCH AS CAMERA TRAPPING, FECAL SAMPLING, AND COMMUNITY REPORTING, TCP PROVIDES CRITICAL DATA TO GUIDE NATIONAL CHEETAH CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. THE PROJECT COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE TO MITIGATE CONFLICT, PROMOTE COEXISTENCE, AND STRENGTHEN CONSERVATION CAPACITY. SUPPORTED BY DONORS AND PARTNERS, TCP ADVANCES FELIDAE'S GLOBAL ONE HEALTH MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
  Expenses $36,831 · grants $54,367
• LIVING WITH LIONS AND CAT AWARE EDUCATION========================================================================THE LIVING WITH LIONS PROGRAM PROMOTES COEXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PUMAS THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CONFLICT MITIGATION. OPERATING ACROSS THE BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY, THE PROGRAM ENGAGES THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ANNUALLY THROUGH WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY TALKS, AND ONLINE RESOURCES. IT PROVIDES TOOLS AND DATA TO HELP COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND PUMA BEHAVIOR, REDUCE CONFLICT, AND SUPPORT SAFE WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. SUPPORTED BY DONORS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS, THE PROGRAM BUILDS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND FOSTERS SUSTAINABLE HUMANWILDLIFE RELATIONSHIPS. OUR INNOVATIVE K12 PROGRAM, CAT AWARE, SEAMLESSLY MELDS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON PREDATOR-PREY LABORATORIES, AND CAPTIVATING FIELD TRIPS TO NATURAL HABITATS. FOCUSED ON NATIVE WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY WILD CATS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, FOSTERING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL WORLD.
• PATAGONIA WILD CATS PROJECTTHE PATAGONIA WILD CATS PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE CONSERVATION OF PUMAS AND LESSER-KNOWN WILD CATS IN SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. THE PROJECT INVESTIGATES PREDATOR-PREY DYNAMICS, HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT, AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH ACROSS WORKING LANDSCAPES. USING NON-INVASIVE METHODS SUCH AS CAMERA TRAPS AND FECAL SURVEYS, FELIDAE AND LOCAL PARTNERS COLLECT VITAL DATA TO INFORM REGIONAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. THE PROJECT ALSO ENGAGES COMMUNITIES AND LANDOWNERS TO PROMOTE COEXISTENCE, REDUCE CONFLICT, AND SUSTAIN BIODIVERSITY ACROSS PATAGONIA'S FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS.TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSERVATION WILDEPOD AND WILDE BACKYARD ARE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY FELIDAE TO ADVANCE WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WILDEPOD, AN AI-POWERED CLOUD DATABASE, CENTRALIZES GLOBAL WILDLIFE DATA FROM CAMERA TRAPS, GENETIC SAMPLING, AND HEALTH MONITORING TO ACCELERATE CONSERVATION INSIGHTS AND COLLABORATION ACROSS PROJECTS. WILDE BACKYARD, A MOBILE APP, EMPOWERS THE PUBLIC TO RECORD AND SHARE NEIGHBORHOOD WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS, CONTRIBUTING TO REAL-TIME BIODIVERSITY MAPPING AND CITIZEN SCIENCE. TOGETHER, THESE TOOLS BRIDGE SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, ENHANCING CONSERVATION OUTCOMES AND PROMOTING COEXISTENCE WITH LOCAL WILDLIFE.BHUTAN WILD CATS PROJECTTHE BHUTAN WILD CAT HEALTH PROJECT APPLIES A ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO STUDY AND PROTECT NINE WILD CAT SPECIES ACROSS BHUTAN, LINKING WILDLIFE, ECOSYSTEM, AND HUMAN HEALTH. THE PROJECT OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BHUTAN'S GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE NON-INVASIVE MONITORING AND DISEASE SURVEILLANCE. FELIDAE HAS ESTABLISHED BHUTAN'S FIRST K9 CONSERVATION DETECTION UNITSOURCED FROM THE COUNTRY'S LARGE FREE-ROAMING DOG POPULATIONTO SUPPORT FECAL SURVEYS AND PARASITE DETECTION. THE PROJECT BUILDS NATIONAL RESEARCH CAPACITY THROUGH HANDS-ON TRAINING, FIELD SURVEYS, AND DATA ANALYSIS, STRENGTHENING CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF BIODIVERSITY AND COEXISTENCE.CA BOBCAT PROJECTTHE CA BOBCAT PROJECT ADVANCES SCIENCE-BASED, NON-INVASIVE RESEARCH ON BOBCAT POPULATIONS ACROSS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY. USING CAMERA TRAPS, FECAL AND HAIR SURVEYS, AND COMMUNITY REPORTS, THE PROJECT MONITORS HEALTH, GENETICS, AND MOVEMENT TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION AND DISEASE. FINDINGS INFORM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, CONNECTIVITY PLANNING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON COEXISTENCE. SUPPORTED BY DONORS AND PARTNERS, BABP STRENGTHENS REGIONAL BIODIVERSITY AND CONTRIBUTES TO FELIDAE'S ONE HEALTH CONSERVATION MISSION.WILD CAT HEALTH PROJECTTHE WILD CAT HEALTH PROJECT APPLIES A ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO ASSESS THE HEALTH OF PUMAS AND BOBCATS IN CALIFORNIA'S URBANWILDLAND INTERFACE, INCLUDING THE BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY. USING NON-INVASIVE MONITORING SUCH AS FECAL AND HAIR SURVEYS, THE PROJECT INVESTIGATES EXPOSURE TO PATHOGENS, TOXINS, AND OTHER INDICATORS OF ECOSYSTEM AND PUBLIC HEALTH. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING REGIONAL HEALTH BASELINES FOR WILD FELIDS, IDENTIFYING ZOONOTIC RISK FACTORS, AND ADVANCING EARLY-WARNING SYSTEMS FOR DISEASE SPILLOVER. SUPPORTED BY DONORS, PARTNERS, AND COLLABORATING VETERINARIANS, WCHP STRENGTHENS SCIENCE-DRIVEN CONSERVATION AND INFORMS PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES.GRAND STAIRCASE ESCALANTE (GSE) COUGAR PROJECTTHE GSE COUGAR PROJECT INVESTIGATES PUMA ECOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH WITHIN THE GRAND STAIRCASEESCALANTE NATIONAL MONUMENT IN UTAH. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES, AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, THE GSE PROJECT USES NON-INVASIVE METHODSCAMERA TRAPS, FECAL DNA, AND TRACK SURVEYSTO DOCUMENT COUGAR MOVEMENTS, HABITAT CONNECTIVITY, AND PREY DYNAMICS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING BASELINE HEALTH AND POPULATION DATA, IDENTIFYING CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, AND ENGAGING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND LAND MANAGERS IN SCIENCE-BASED COEXISTENCE AND CONSERVATION STRATEGIES THAT STRENGTHEN ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE.
  Expenses $293,764 · grants $539,279

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

20-5089093

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2006

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$923,061

Income (IRS master file)

$642,938

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-5089093).

Questions about FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND

What is the EIN of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND is 20-5089093.

Is FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.

Are donations to FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ZARA MCDONALD.

Who are the officers and directors of FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,520 (ZARA MCDONALD, PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $642,938, expenses of $467,439 and total assets of $923,061 at year end.

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