Nonprofit · EIN 81-2749463
GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA
Tax-exempt · ORLANDO, FL 32801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2026 | 990 | $1,433,254 | $1,435,179 | -$1,925 | $4,854,871 | $1,451 | $4,853,420 |
| February 28, 2025 | 990 | $1,739,951 | $1,483,103 | $256,848 | $4,478,936 | $13,537 | $4,465,399 |
| February 29, 2024 | 990 | $1,425,064 | $1,208,731 | $216,333 | $4,134,580 | $2,485 | $4,132,095 |
| February 28, 2023 | 990 | $1,635,064 | $1,174,523 | $460,541 | $3,587,713 | $0 | $3,587,713 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,174,796
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $242,227
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $96,922
- Net income from fundraising events
- $16,231
- Other revenue
- $16,231
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,111,268
- Other salaries and wages
- $65,026
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $70,000
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,325
- Program services (functional)
- $1,254,741
- Management and general (functional)
- $146,750
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,688
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,478,936
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,854,871
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,451
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,853,420
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,853,420
- Gross receipts
- $3,116,879
- Employees
- 2
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 February 28, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE FENNESSY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $73,473 |
| DR JULIAN FENNESSY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $70,189 |
| BELINDA VAN DEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TILL HOLLMANN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KELSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS MARKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN G STEWART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM TETZLAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended February 28, 2025: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE FENNESSY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $53,197 |
| DR JULIAN FENNESSY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $48,199 |
| BELINDA VAN DEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARILEIGH GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TILL HOLLMANN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS KELSCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS MARKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM TETZLAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended February 29, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE FENNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $48,300 |
| JULIAN FENNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $45,300 |
| BELINDA VAN DEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARILEIGH GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TILL HOLLMANN | CHAIR OF THE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KELSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS MARKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM TETZLAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended February 28, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHANIE FENNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $45,750 |
| JULIAN FENNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $43,250 |
| BELINDA VAN DEN BOSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARILEIGH GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TILL HOLLMANN | CHAIR OF THE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KELSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS MARKGREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM TETZLAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 17 S MAGNOLIA AVE, ORLANDO, FL 32801-2646
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TILL HOLLMANN, 138 OAK ESTATES DR, CONROE, TX 77384
- Signed the 990
- TILL HOLLMANN, BOARD CHAIR
- Return prepared by
- RAMOS & FLOYD CPAS PLLC
Mission
THE GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA (GCF-USA) IS DEDICATED TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL GIRAFFE IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CONSERVE GIRAFFE AND THEIR HABITAT. GCF-USA SELECTS PARTNERS THAT ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GIRAFFE CONSERVATION IN AFRICAN RANGE STATES AND THAT WORK TOGETHER IN A COLLABORATIVE MANNER. THESE PARTNERS INCLUDE GOVERNMENTS, NGOS, RESEARCHERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, AND WILDLIFE MANAGERS THROUGHOUT AFRICA AND INTERNATIONALLY; THEY ARE WORKING TO IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR ALL GIRAFFE POPULATIONS IN THE WILD. GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION TRUST (GCF-T) IN NAMIBIA HAS THE DISTINCTION OF BEING OUR PRIMARY PARTNER OF CHOICE. GCF-T IS A STRATEGIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES SOLELY ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GIRAFFE IN THE WORK THROUGHOUT AFRICA. GCF-USA WILL ASSIST ITS PARNERS BY: -RAISING FUNDS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR GIRAFFE CONSERVATION PROJECTS, ED
Program accomplishments
- THE GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA (GCF-USA) IS DEDICATED TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL GIRAFFE IN AFRICA BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO CONSERVE GIRAFFE AND THEIR HABITAT.Expenses $1,254,741 · grants $1,111,268
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 February, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | February 28, 2026 | July 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | February 28, 2025 | July 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | February 29, 2024 | July 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-2749463
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- February
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,854,871
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,116,879
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | February 2026 | $1,433,254 | $1,435,179 | $4,854,871 | XML |
| 990 | February 2025 | $1,739,951 | $1,483,103 | $4,478,936 | XML |
| 990 | February 2024 | $1,425,064 | $1,208,731 | $4,134,580 | XML |
| 990 | February 2023 | $1,635,064 | $1,174,523 | $3,587,713 | XML |
| 990 | February 2022 | $1,429,391 | $778,618 | $3,254,004 | IRS |
| 990 | February 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | February 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | February 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | February 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 81-2749463).
Questions about GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA
- What is the EIN of GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA is 81-2749463.
- Is GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA 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 GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending February 28, 2027) is due July 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended February 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA?
- The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 names TILL HOLLMANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA?
- The 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GIRAFFE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION USA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended February 28, 2026 it reported revenue of $1,433,254, expenses of $1,435,179 and total assets of $4,854,871 at year end.
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