AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

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)

1100 NEW JERSEY AVE SE STE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20003-3348

In care of

% GRACIE BEE

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

KADDU SEBUNYA, 1100 NEW JERSEY AVENUE SE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20003

Signed the 990

RICHARD HOLLY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Phone

(202) 939-3333

Website

WWW.AWF.ORG

Return prepared by

CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

AWF'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS THRIVE IN MODERN AFRICA. WE WORK TO EQUIP AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITIES WITH THE TOOLS, INSIGHTS, AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DEFINE, OWN, AND REALIZE A CONSERVATION AGENDA TIED TO PROGRESS. OUR STRATEGIES BRIDGE SCIENCE, ON-THE-GROUND PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY.

Program accomplishments

• NATIONAL AND LANDSCAPE LEVEL CONSERVATION PROGRAMSIN KENYA, WORK FOCUSED ON RANGELAND RESTORATION AND COEXISTENCE. WATER SECURITY REMAINED CENTRAL IN THE TSAVOMKOMAZI LANDSCAPE WHERE AWF WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO RESTORE CATCHMENTS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO FRESHWATER FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, WHILE ALSO LAUNCHING AN AMBITIOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WILDLIFE CLUBS OF KENYA TO ENGAGE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN CONSERVATION. ADDITIONALLY, AWF SUPPORTED THE GOVERNMENT OF KAJIADO COUNTY WITH A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TIED TO LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK. IN RWANDA, THE GOVERNMENT'S VISION OF REGIONAL GREEN GROWTH TIED TO INCREASED HABITAT FOR GORILLAS ADVANCED SIGNIFICANTLY, WITH A COMMUNITY-ENDORSED COMPENSATION AND LAND VALUATION FRAMEWORK APPROVED THROUGH RIGOROUS FPIC PROCESSES ESTABLISHED BY AWF. AWF ALSO INVESTED IN WOMEN-LED AGRICULTURE, NATURE-BASED ENTERPRISES, AND EARLY PLANNING FOR SMART GREEN VILLAGES. IN CAMEROON, AWF STRENGTHENED GOVERNANCE IN THE CAMPO MA'AN LANDSCAPE THROUGH ENHANCED COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, A GRIEVANCE REDRESS SYSTEM, UPDATED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLANNING, AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF ELEPHANTS, GORILLAS, CHIMPANZEES, AND OTHER ICONIC SPECIES. PARALLEL LIVELIHOOD INVESTMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE COCOA, RUBBER, AND PLANTAIN FARMING HELPED REDUCE LOCAL RELIANCE ON FOREST EXTRACTION. IN THE DJA LANDSCAPE, AWF ENHANCED PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT OF THE DJA FAUNAL RESERVE, REINFORCED ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, AND ENGAGED LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH RIGHTS-BASED TRAINING. SIMULTANEOUSLY, AWF PROMOTED ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS, LIKE FISH FARMING, TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY AND ENSURE COMMUNITY COOPERATION IN MAINTAINING THE RESERVE'S INTEGRITY. IN FARO LANDSCAPE, AWF STRENGTHENED MANAGEMENT AND ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS IN FARO NATIONAL PARK. CONFLICT BETWEEN LOCAL RESIDENTS AND HERDERS WAS REDUCED VIA THE TANGO INITIATIVE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES WERE ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, INCLUDING TRAINING INDIGENOUS MBORORO COMMUNITIES IN PLANT NURSERY MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDING EQUIPMENT FOR CROP PROCESSING AND RICE FARMING. IN DRC, AWF STRENGTHENED CONSERVATION OUTCOMES ACROSS TWO CRITICAL CONGO BASIN LANDSCAPES BILI-UL AND MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA ADVANCING PROTECTION, COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE, AND LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. IN BILI-UL, AWF'S CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE AUTHORITY, THE INSTITUT CONGOLAIS POR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE (ICCN) ENHANCED SECURITY ACROSS A CORE ZONE OF THE PROTECTED AREA THROUGH INTENSIFIED PATROLS AND STRENGTHENED OPERATIONAL BASES. LAW-ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES IMPROVED AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRESSED WITH CAMERA TRAPS AND A NEW RESEARCH CAMP. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RIGHTS-BASED APPROACHES WERE REINFORCED THROUGH ACTIVE COMPLAINT-MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS, TRAINING FOR ECOGUARDS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES BENEFITING NEARLY 36,000 PEOPLE. IN THE MARINGA-LOPORI-WAMBA LANDSCAPE, AWF ADVANCED INTEGRATED CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LOMAKO-YOKOKALA AND IYONDJI COMMUNITY BONOBO RESERVES. THE RENOVATED PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ILIMA EMERGED AS CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMPLEMENTING ONGOING RIGHTS-BASED AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND GOVERNANCE TRAINING FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AWF ADVANCED OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTERS. AWF CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE WITH WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES ON MONITORING AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS. IN ETHIOPIA, DESPITE DISRUPTIONS CAUSED BY REGIONAL INSECURITY, AWF CONTINUED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ETHIOPIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (EWCA), SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALIA IBEX NATIONAL STRATEGY AND ACTION RECOVERY PLAN, AND STRENGTHENING EWCA'S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR IMPROVED COORDINATION AND DATA-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT. THE COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PROGRAM PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO CANINE UNITS AT BOLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND ASSISTED THE JUDICIARY IN WILDLIFE CRIME PROSECUTION. WORK IN SIMIEN MOUNTAINS INCLUDED SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL, A WILDLIFE AMBASSADORS PROGRAM TARGETED TO LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ONGOING EFFORTS FOCUSED ON FOREST REGENERATION, LAND REHABILITATION, AND SOIL EROSION CONTROL. IN TANZANIA, AWF PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUES. IN THE KILOMBERO LANDSCAPE, AWF PARTNERED WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY LAND-USE PLANNING AND DEVELOP SHARED NATURAL RESOURCE AGREEMENTS. AWF ALSO SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THROUGH LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEES, EXPANDING A NETWORK OF CONSERVATION CHAMPIONS ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE, AND SUPPORTING CONSERVATION ENTERPRISES AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. IN UGANDA, AWF'S COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PROGRAM SUPPORTED AUTHORITIES IN CONDUCTING NEARLY ONE MILLION SEARCHES FOR ILLEGAL WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE PRODUCTS AT KEY TRAFFICKING POINTS. OTHER EFFORTS STRENGTHENED COEXISTENCE AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES ACROSS KIDEPO AND MURCHISON FALLS LANDSCAPES. PREPARATIONS FOR RHINO REINTRODUCTION AT AJAI WILDLIFE RESERVE ADVANCED THROUGH IMPROVED RANGER CAPACITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN ZIMBABWE, AWF CONCLUDED A CO-MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ZIMPARKS FOR MANA POOLS NATIONAL PARK IN THE MID-ZAMBEZI LAN
  Expenses $27,264,516 · grants $5,241,363
• PAN AFRICAN PROGRAMSTHROUGH A COLLABORATION WITH PEACENEXUS, AWF ADVANCED RIGHTS-BASED AND CONFLICT-SENSITIVE APPROACHES WITH INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES ACROSS MULTIPLE COUNTRIES. GOVERNMENTS WERE SUPPORTED TO DEVELOP BIODIVERSITY ECONOMIES THROUGH INVESTMENT FRAMEWORKS, ASSESSING NATURE-POSITIVE ENTERPRISES, AND SHAPING PATHWAYS THAT DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND DIRECT BENEFITS TO COMMUNITIES. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AFRICA PROTECTED AREAS DIRECTORS (APAD) AND OTHERS CONTRIBUTED TO STRONGER PAN-AFRICAN REPRESENTATION IN GLOBAL CONSERVATION PLANNING. AWF INCREASED THE CAPACITY OF AFRICAN CONSERVATION LEADERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES, INCLUDING FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO DRIVE DURABLE CONSERVATION ACTION. OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM WHICH ALREADY INCLUDED TWO FELLOWSHIPS TARGETING YOUNG CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS EXPANDED TO REACH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH WILDLIFE CLUBS OF KENYA. COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING TRAININGS FOR AFRICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUDICIARY, PROSECUTORS, AND WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES TOOK PLACE IN FIVE COUNTRIES, EMPHASIZING OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH FOCUSED ON DETERRENCE, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, AND PROSECUTION. THE PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTED WILDLIFE AUTHORITIES WITH RESOURCES IN UGANDA, CAMEROON, TANZANIA, ETHIOPIA, AND KENYA.
  Expenses $4,146,277

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

52-0781390

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

1962

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D30Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$54,826,766

Income (IRS master file)

$38,749,828

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 52-0781390).

Questions about AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION is 52-0781390.

Is AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.

Are donations to AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KADDU SEBUNYA.

Who are the officers and directors of AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $495,414 (KADDU SEBUNYA, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $37,344,195, expenses of $37,818,711 and total assets of $54,826,766 at year end.

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