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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 26,722,612 | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 132,247,146 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 26,722,612 | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 132,247,146 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 7,621,186 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 124,625,960 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 26,722,612 | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 132,247,146 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 905,558 | 1,050,414 | 938,181 | 691,600 | 714,999 | 4,300,752 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 20,799 | 29,875 | -2,072 | 87,687 | -4,279 | 132,010 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 136,679,908 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 4,129. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 10,000. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. MERCHANDISE SALES - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,710. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. INSURANCE SETTLEMENT CLAIM - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 13,960. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. AMORTIZATION DISCOUNT - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 19,875. 2015 AMOUNT: $ -2,072. 2016 AMOUNT: $ -16,079. 2017 AMOUNT: $ -4,279. SALE OF EQUIPMENT - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 103,766. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | AWF OPERATES WITHIN STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT LARGE LANDSCAPES, APPLYING OUR DECADES OF CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE AND THE LATEST SCIENCE TO CREATE PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES AND AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS ALIKE. AWF ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES AND PROMOTE TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION TO PROTECT KEY WILDLIFE SITES AND POPULATIONS. AWF WORK FALLS INTO THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE PROTECTION, AND EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. BELOW ARE DESCRIPTIONS OF AWF WORK AND KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WITHIN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION AWF'S SELECTS CROSS-BOUNDARY AREAS OF EXCEPTIONAL NATURAL VALUE, WHICH AWF CALL "LARGE LANDSCAPES," FOR INTEGRATED INTERVENTIONS. THE GOAL IS TO RESTORE, PROTECT, AND EXPAND HABITAT FOR SPECIES THAT REQUIRE LARGE TRACTS OF RANGELAND IN ORDER TO THRIVE. AWF'S HOLISTIC APPROACH INCLUDES ENTERPRISE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN LARGE LANDSCAPES. A. AS PART OF DECADES-LONG EFFORTS TO PROTECT MOUNTAIN GORILLAS, WHICH ARE THE WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED GREAT APE, AWF IN 2018 DONATED LAND TO EXPAND MOUNTAIN GORILLA HABITAT IN VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (VNP) IN THE VIRUNGA MOUNTAINS. THE 28-HECTARE EXPANSION HELPS REDUCE PRESSURE ON THE GORILLAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE NARROWEST SECTION OF THE RWANDAN NATIONAL PARK, WHERE THE APES OFTEN CROSS PARK BOUNDARIES. WHEN THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE PARK, GORILLAS ARE MUCH MORE VULNERABLE TO SCENARIOS THAT PUT THEM IN CONFLICT WITH PEOPLE. THEY ALSO FACE A HIGHER RISK OF DISEASE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS TO THESE RECLUSIVE APES. THE VNP LAND DEAL WAS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AWF AND THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT DEDICATED TO STRATEGICALLY PROTECTING THE PARK. AWF BOUGHT THE LAND WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION, SPECIFICALLY TO DONATE IT TO THE RWANDAN GOVERNMENT AS THE FIRST PARK EXPANSION IN OVER 30 YEARS. THE EXPANSION HELPS RWANDA INVEST IN ITS RICH BIODIVERSITY AND DEVELOP ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TOURISM. B. IN PRIORITY HABITAT FOR CHIMPANZEES AND ELEPHANTS IN UGANDA, AWF HAS WORKED TO ACHIEVE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN AND AROUND FIVE PROTECTED AREAS: MURCHISON FALLS, KIDEPO VALLEY, AND LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARKS, AS WELL AS TWO FOREST RESERVES (KALINZU AND BUDONGO CENTRAL FOREST). WITH 5-YEAR FUNDING FROM THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2012-2017), AWF UNDERTOOK A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES. WORKING CLOSELY WITH BOTH THE UGANDA WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITIES, AWF DEVELOPED CONTEXT-SPECIFIC APPROACHES TO ENDING OR MITIGATING THREATS. ENHANCED ANTI-POACHING CAPACITY WAS REQUIRED IN THE MURCHISON FALLS AND KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARKS, WHILE IN THE LAKE MBURO LANDSCAPE, INTERVENTIONS FOCUSED ON MITIGATING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. SPECIFIC PROGRAM EXAMPLES: 1) TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF AUTHORITIES TO MANAGE BIODIVERSITY, AWF PROVIDED EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, AND TRAINING TO OVER 300 RANGERS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS, HELPING THEM TO COLLECT ECOLOGICAL DATA SEAMLESSLY. 2) WORKING WITH FARMERS AROUND MURCHISON FALLS AND KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARKS, AWF AND THE UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY INTRODUCED HIGH-QUALITY CHILI CROPS AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO WARD OFF ELEPHANTS, WHO ARE REPELLED BY THE ODOR. 3) AWF INTRODUCED BEEKEEPING IN BUDONGO AND KALINZU CENTRAL FOREST RESERVES TO IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS AND ENCOURAGE ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION SPECIFICALLY THE FORESTS' FLOWERING PLANTS. FARMERS ORGANIZED INTO APIARY PRODUCTION UNITS, AND AWF PROVIDED THEM TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT TO RUN SUCCESSFUL AGRIBUSINESS ENTERPRISES. C. IN THE 5,250-SQ. KM DJA FAUNAL RESERVE IN CAMEROON, HOME TO A CRITICAL POPULATION OF CHIMPANZEES AS WELL AS MANY BIRD SPECIES, AWF HELPED CAMEROON'S WILDLIFE MINISTRY BOOST THE ANTI-POACHING AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING CAPACITY OF RANGERS THROUGH TRAINING AND PROVISION OF MOBILE TRACKING EQUIPMENT (CYBERTRACKER AND SMART). ALSO, AWF'S GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TEAM SUPPORTED THE SPATIAL MODELING OF CONSERVATION THREATS, MAPPING THE PREVALENCE OF DEFORESTATION, CULTIVATION, AND BURNING WITHIN THE PROTECTED AREA AND BUFFER ZONES. AWF ALSO ESTABLISHED PERMANENTLY MANNED RANGER BASES AT FOUR PRIORITY SITES WITHIN THE RESERVE AND INSTALLED CAMERA TRAPS TO MONITOR POACHING IN CRUCIAL LOCATIONS. IN THE REALM OF COMMUNITY-CENTERED CONSERVATION, AWF IS SUPPORTING SMALL-SCALE FARMERS AS THEY EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN A COCOA-BASED AGRO-FOREST, PRODUCING TROPICAL FOREST FOOD AND COSMETICS FOR SALE INSTEAD OF ENGAGING IN THE BUSH MEAT TRADE. WILDLIFE PROTECTION CERTAIN SPECIES FACE UNIQUE THREATS AND REQUIRE A TARGETED CONSERVATION APPROACH. POPULATIONS OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES SUCH AS THE RHINOCEROS, ELEPHANT, LION, AND GORILLA HAVE BEEN DIMINISHED DUE TO POACHING, DISEASE, AND CONFLICT WITH HUMANS. AWF USES MANY METHODS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, TO MONITOR AND PROTECT KEY POPULATIONS AND ENSURE THESE SPECIES SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT. A. CANINES FOR CONSERVATION, A SNIFFER-DOG ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAM, IS ONE OF AWF'S FLAGSHIP EFFORTS. DETECTION DOG-AND-HANDLER UNITS TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY AWF HAVE BEEN STATIONED AT TRANSPORTATION HUBS IN UGANDA, KENYA, TANZANIA, AND MOZAMBIQUE. UNITS WILL SOON BE OPERATING IN BOTSWANA, AND AWF HAS LONGER-RANGE PLANS TO ESTABLISH UNITS IN CAMEROON. SINCE CANINES FOR CONSERVATION STARTED, THE DETECTION UNITS HAVE UNCOVERED HUNDREDS OF CACHES IVORY, RHINO HORN, PANGOLIN SCALES OR OTHER ILLICIT WILDLIFE PRODUCTS WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE SKILLED DOGS AND THEIR HANDLERS, WHO UNDERGO THREE MONTHS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING, CAN DETECT THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF CONTRABAND, INCLUDING IVORY AND RHINO HORN DUST. THE CANINES FOR CONSERVATION UNITS ALSO WORK AS TRACKING TEAMS THAT CAN FOLLOW THE SCENT OF POACHERS BACK TO VILLAGES AFTER AN ILLEGAL KILL OR CAPTURE. BY RAISING THE STAKES OF POACHING AND OF MOVING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE PRODUCTS TO MARKET, BOTH TRACKING AND AIRPORT DOGS MAKE THE ILLICIT WILDLIFE TRADE MUCH LESS ATTRACTIVE TO WOULD-BE OFFENDERS. B. AWF ALSO WORKS TO ENHANCE LAW-ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY AND NETWORKS TO FIGHT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. IN 2018 AWF DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED INVESTIGATION AND LEGAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN KEY AFRICAN REGIONS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION. AWF-SPONSORED WORKSHOPS FOR PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCERS IN EAST AFRICA, FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF TRANSNATIONAL WILDLIFE CRIME AND DEVISED MECHANISMS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION IN WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE MEETINGS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST AFRICAN WILDLIFE PROSECUTORS COALITION, WHICH WILL CREATE A TRANSNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NETWORK AND ENHANCE INFORMATION-SHARING AMONG AGENCIES, AS WELL AS PROMOTE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. OTHER OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A JOINT DATABASE OF WILDLIFE OFFENDERS AND IMPROVED SYSTEMS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION IN THE WILDLIFE AGENCIES. C. AWF TAKES A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO ENDING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE: "STOP THE KILLING. STOP THE TRAFFICKING. STOP THE DEMAND." ENDING CONSUMER DEMAND FOR IVORY, RHINO HORN, AND OTHER PRODUCTS IS CRITICAL TO CONSERVATION SUCCESS. IN 2018, THE BEIJING ZOO JOINED AWF IN A PARTNERSHIP TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND THUS REDUCE ILLEGAL TRADE IN WILDLIFE PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT CHINA. EVERY DAY, UP TO 200,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE BEIJING ZOO, THE LARGEST IN CHINA. THIS MASSIVE AUDIENCE REPRESENTS A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE GENERAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE THREATS FACING AFRICA'S WILDLIFE AND THE ROLE CHINA CAN PLAY IN OVERCOMING THEM. ASIAN CONSUMERS' DESIRE FOR WILDLIFE PRODUCTS SUCH AS IVORY, RHINO HORN, AND PANGOLIN SCALES IS A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF POACHING, THEREFORE RAISING AWARENESS TO REDUCE DEMAND IS CRITICAL. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, AWF AND THE ZOO LAUNCHED AN EXHIBITION, "SAVE AFRICAN ENDANGERED SPECIES," DESIGNED TO NOT ONLY ENHANCE ZOO VISITORS' EXPERIENCE BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY, HELP RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE STATE OF ELEPHANTS, RHINOS AND AFRICA'S OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES. AWF HAS ALSO PARTNERED WITH WILDAID AND OTHER NGOS ON RHINO HORN AND IVORY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS TARGETING CONSUMERS IN CHINA AND VIETNAM. THESE CAMPAIGNS INCLUDED HARD-HITTING MULTIMEDIA PUBLIC SERVICE ADS (PSAS) AS WELL AS BILLBOARD PSAS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | AWF IS THE VOICE OF WILDLIFE IN MEETING ROOMS WHEN IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT WILL HAVE CONSERVATION IMPACTS. A. AWF'S CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CLMP) IS A UNIQUE AND INTENSIVE TWO-YEAR PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO DEVELOP FUTURE CONSERVATION LEADERS. PARTICIPANTS GAIN REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE AT AWF, BOTH AT HEADQUARTERS AND IN THE FIELD, AND EMERGE READY TO SERVE AS SKILLED CONSERVATION MANAGERS AND PRACTITIONERS. MOST CRITICALLY, THEY ARE TRAINED TO TAKE ON THE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES OF AFRICAN CONSERVATION. THE PROGRAM IS NOW IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR, WITH TWO TRAINEES THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 2017 AND ARE GAINING EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING PROGRAM DESIGN, ADVOCACY, AND CONSERVATION AWARENESS. WHERE POSSIBLE, AWF HIRES PROGRAM GRADUATES INTO LONG-TERM POSITIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. B. AWF'S CLASSROOM AFRICA PROGRAM REDESIGNS AND RENOVATES LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN RETURN FOR A SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION COMMITMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN ECO-CLUBS, CLASSROOM AFRICAN STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND WHY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. IN THE SEKUTE COMMUNITY IN ZAMBIA, THE LUPANI COMMUNITY SCHOOL WAS BUILT AS AN INCENTIVE TO PROTECT ALMOST 50,000 ACRES OF CRITICAL ELEPHANT HABITAT. STUDENT ENROLLMENT TRIPLED, AND THE SCHOOL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE REGION'S TOP PERFORMERS. THE COMMUNITY IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL, AND IN 2018 THE SEVENTH-GRADE CLASS HAD A 100 PERCENT PASS RATE ON NATIONAL EXAMS. IN TANZANIA, MANYARA PRIMARY SCHOOL IS THE ONLY CLASSROOM AFRICAN BOARDING SCHOOL, SERVING ABOUT 900 STUDENTS. FORMERLY LOCATED ON 45,000-ACRE MANYARA RANCH, THE SCHOOL WAS DILAPIDATED, HAVING SEEN NO PHYSICAL MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR IN OVER 20 YEARS. ITS BUILDINGS LACKED ELECTRICITY AND A PROPER WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. IT WAS OVERCROWDED, AT ALMOST DOUBLE CAPACITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCHOOL ITSELF WAS IN AN IMPORTANT WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, WHICH MEANT THAT STUDENTS SHARED THEIR SCHOOLYARD WITH ELEPHANTS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, DISRUPTING CLASSES AND ENDANGERING STUDENTS. IN 2018, THE MANYARA PRIMARY SCHOOL, NOW AWAY FROM THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, SAW THE COMPLETION OF THE FIRST PHASE OF ITS RENOVATION, CUTTING THE RIBBON ON BEAUTIFUL NEW DORMITORIES. C. IN SPRING 2018, AWF PARTNERED WITH NICKELODEON INTERNATIONAL'S TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO INSPIRE KIDS WHILE RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ENDANGERED AFRICAN WILDLIFE. NICKELODEON ACTRESS BREANNA YDE HOSTED BEHIND-THE-SCENES SEGMENTS FEATURING CONSERVATION HEROES, INCLUDING IVORY-DETECTING CANINES, PARK RANGERS, FARMERS WHO LIVE NEAR WILDLIFE, AND TEACHERS. THE TOGETHER FOR GOOD WILDLIFE SPECIAL AIRED ACROSS NICKELODEON'S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CHANNELS, WHICH SPANS 170+ TERRITORIES. THE PARTNERSHIP ALSO INCLUDED AN ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES TO BECOME CONSERVATION HEROES. THE CAMPAIGN CULMINATED WITH A CELEBRATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER. NICKELODEON IS ONE OF THE MOST GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT BRANDS FOR KIDS AND FAMILY, WITH 1.2 BILLION CUMULATIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN MORE THAN 500 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | DATA AND INFORMATION FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE COMPILED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. UPON RECEIPT OF THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FROM AWF TAX ACCOUNTANTS, THE COMPLETED RETURN UNDERGOES A SECOND LEVEL OF REVIEW BY THE CONTROLLER. CHANGES ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE TAX ACCOUNTANTS AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE INTERIM CEO BEFORE BEING PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEREAFTER, A COPY OF THE FINAL DRAFT 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS RECEIVE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WITH NEW FORMS COMPLETED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IF A TRUSTEE FEELS SHE/HE MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH AWF, THESE CONCERNS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' CHAIR AND/OR AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES' FOR DELIBERATION. ALL STAFF MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY UPON HIRING AND WITH EACH NEW CONTRACT AMENDMENT. STAFF CONCERNS REGARDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT FOR RESEARCH WITH REVIEW BY THE COO AND OTHER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AS NECESSARY. WITH REGARD TO CONTRACT REVIEW, THE STAFF THAT REVIEW PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS ARE TRAINED TO QUESTION POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. LOCAL FINANCE OFFICES REVIEW TRANSACTIONS UP TO $1,000, WITH ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY GIVEN TO LARGER CONTRACTS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE FORWARDED TO THE CEO/COO FOR REVIEW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | A COMPENSATION STUDY FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY STAFF LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES, INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IS COLLECTED THROUGH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FEDERAL FORM 990S. FOR KEY EMPLOYEES LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, COMPENSATION STUDIES ARE OBTAINED AS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE COMPARABLE DATA. COMPENSATION DATA IS SUMMARIZED IN A REPORT AND APPROVED FIRST BY THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND THEN BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES EACH JANUARY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS THE COMPENSATION FOR AWF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO), AND PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR THE CEO TO SET OTHER EXECUTIVE SALARIES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AWF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, COPIES OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE MAINTAINED ON THE WEBSITE. |
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