Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 89,795 | 303,692 | 496,996 | 915,867 | 862,323 | 2,668,673 |
| 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 | 89,795 | 303,692 | 496,996 | 915,867 | 862,323 | 2,668,673 |
| 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).. | 1,929,256 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 739,417 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 89,795 | 303,692 | 496,996 | 915,867 | 862,323 | 2,668,673 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 9 | 30 | 22 | 45 | 35 | 141 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2,668,814 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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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2
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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8
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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, 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 2018. 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 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC.: SOURCES OF SUPPORT SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL, INC. TARGETS A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND COMPANIES FOR SUPPORT TO CONSERVE GENETICALLY VIABLE POPULATIONS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RHINOCEROS SPECIES AROUND THE WORLD, BY FUNDRAISING FOR AND MAKING GRANTS TO RHINO- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN AFRICA AND ASIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS MANAGED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. MS. CATHY DEAN, PRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR MS. DEAN BECAME A BOARD DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN 2008, HAVING ACTED AS TREASURER / SECRETARY SINCE 2004. MS. DEAN HAS BEEN THE CEO OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL, A UK-REGISTERED CHARITY WORKING TO CONSERVE VIABLE POPULATIONS OF THE FIVE SPECIES OF RHINO IN AFRICA AND ASIA SINCE 2001. CATHY AND HER TEAM RAISE FUNDS FOR LONG-TERM RHINO PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WORKING IN THE "BIG FOUR" RHINO RANGE STATES - KENYA, ZIMBABWE, NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA - AS WELL AS ONE-OFF PROJECTS, SUCH AS WORKSHOPS TO LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RHINO MONITORING AND SECURITY OR SCENE-OF-THE-CRIME TRAINING COURSES. MORE RECENTLY, SAVE THE RHINO HAS WORKED WITH NGOS IN VIETNAM TO DELIVER BEHAVIOR-CHANGE CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL RHINO HORN. MS. DEAN'S PARTICULAR REMIT IS TO LIAISE CLOSELY WITH FIELD PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE PRIORITY NEEDS AND THEN TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH IN AND EX SITU PARTNERS AND FUNDERS TO PIECE TOGETHER THE FINANCING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT RHINO CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE IUCN SSC AFRICAN AND ASIAN RHINO SPECIALIST GROUPS, WON THE HARRY MESSEL AWARD FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IN 2015 AND IS A MEMBER OF THE DICE ADVISORY BOARD. IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE HAS RUN SIX MARATHONS AND THREE ULTRA-MARATHONS (INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY MARATHON DES SABLES) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RHINO CONSERVATION. MS. DEAN HAS PUBLISHED PAPERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ZOO YEARBOOK, ZOOQUARIA, AND IN THE FORTHCOMING CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE, EDITED BY WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, PETER BROTHERTON, ZOE DAVIES, NATALIE PETTORELLI, NANCY OCKENDON, AND JULIET VICKERY (CAMBRIDGE UP, 2019). MS. ROBERTA BASS, BOARD DIRECTOR MS. BASS WAS APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN JANUARY 2008. EDUCATED AT BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS, SHE READ A DEGREE IN FINE ARTS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, FOLLOWED BY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. MS. BASS HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN WILDLIFE AND HAS TRAVELLED TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS IN AFRICA, PARTICULARLY SOUTH AFRICA, WITH LONG-TIME FRIEND AND FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR OF SRI INC., CHRISTINA FRANCO. DR. SUSIE ELLIS, BOARD DIRECTOR DR. ELLIS BECAME A BOARD DIRECTOR OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN JANUARY 2010. SINCE 2006, DR. SUSIE ELLIS HAS SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION (IRF), THE LEADING NGO FOR RHINO CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. IRF PROTECTS PARTICULARLY THREATENED RHINO POPULATIONS IN THE WILD, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON CAPTIVE AND WILD POPULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CHANCES FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL. DR. ELLIS BRINGS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE TO IRF. AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ELLIS OVERSEES THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF RHINO CONSERVATION PARTNERS. PRIOR TO JOINING IRF, DR. ELLIS SERVED AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OVERSEEING THE INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES PROGRAMS. IN THAT CAPACITY, SHE OVERSAW MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH COUNTRY PROGRAMS, WHICH FOCUSED ON TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, INCLUDING SPECIES WORK WITH SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS, JAVAN GIBBONS, AND PHILIPPINE EAGLES. SHE ALSO ENSURED THE SCIENTIFIC AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAMS, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUND RAISING. DR. ELLIS SPENT MORE THAN 10 YEARS AS SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER WITH IUCN'S CONSERVATION BREEDING SPECIALIST GROUP, FACILITATING MORE THAN 100 COLLABORATIVE BIODIVERSITY SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOPS FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES RANGING FROM THE ORINOCO CROCODILE TO THE ETHIOPIAN WOLF TO SPAIN'S IBERIAN LYNX. SHE CO-LED A 5-YEAR COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT FOR GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION IN CHINA THAT HAS ENHANCED COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CONSERVATION, AND WHICH HAS RESULTING IN A TRIPLING OF THE CAPTIVE POPULATION IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS. A BOOK HIGHLIGHTING THE PROJECT'S DISCOVERIES, GIANT PANDAS: BIOLOGY, VETERINARY MEDICINE AND MANAGEMENT, WAS PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. DR. ELLIS IS PARTICULARLY WELL KNOWN IN THE ZOO COMMUNITY FOR ORGANIZING FIRST-CLASS EXHIBITS AND EXPANDING NATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CONSERVATION. WHILE AT THE MINNESOTA ZOO, SHE WORKED AS A CONSERVATION/EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND CONSULTANT FOR THE INDOPACIFIC CORAL REEF EXHIBIT. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SEA WORLD. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DR. ELLIS' WORK HAS SPANNED MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES WITH ROLES RANGING FROM RESEARCHER TO ADVOCATE FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIES INCLUDING PENGUINS, PANDAS, AND NOW RHINOS. SHE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 100 ARTICLES ON VARIOUS RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES FOR PUBLICATION IN BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, PENGUIN CONSERVATION, ZOO BIOLOGY AND MARINE ORNITHOLOGY AMONG OTHERS. DR. ELLIS RECEIVED HER DOCTORATE IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS. SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. |
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| PART II, LINE 17A | SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC.: SOURCES OF SUPPORT SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL, INC. TARGETS A RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS AND COMPANIES FOR SUPPORT TO CONSERVE GENETICALLY VIABLE POPULATIONS OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RHINOCEROS SPECIES AROUND THE WORLD, BY FUNDRAISING FOR AND MAKING GRANTS TO RHINO- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN AFRICA AND ASIA. THE ORGANIZATION IS MANAGED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. MS. CATHY DEAN, PRESIDENT AND BOARD DIRECTOR MS. DEAN BECAME A BOARD DIRECTOR AND THE PRESIDENT OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN 2008, HAVING ACTED AS TREASURER / SECRETARY SINCE 2004. MS. DEAN HAS BEEN THE CEO OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL, A UK-REGISTERED CHARITY WORKING TO CONSERVE VIABLE POPULATIONS OF THE FIVE SPECIES OF RHINO IN AFRICA AND ASIA SINCE 2001. CATHY AND HER TEAM RAISE FUNDS FOR LONG-TERM RHINO PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WORKING IN THE "BIG FOUR" RHINO RANGE STATES - KENYA, ZIMBABWE, NAMIBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA - AS WELL AS ONE-OFF PROJECTS, SUCH AS WORKSHOPS TO LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR RHINO MONITORING AND SECURITY OR SCENE-OF-THE-CRIME TRAINING COURSES. MORE RECENTLY, SAVE THE RHINO HAS WORKED WITH NGOS IN VIETNAM TO DELIVER BEHAVIOR-CHANGE CAMPAIGNS AIMED AT REDUCING THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL RHINO HORN. MS. DEAN'S PARTICULAR REMIT IS TO LIAISE CLOSELY WITH FIELD PROGRAMS TO DETERMINE PRIORITY NEEDS AND THEN TO BUILD COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH IN AND EX SITU PARTNERS AND FUNDERS TO PIECE TOGETHER THE FINANCING NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT RHINO CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE IUCN SSC AFRICAN AND ASIAN RHINO SPECIALIST GROUPS, WON THE HARRY MESSEL AWARD FOR CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP IN 2015 AND IS A MEMBER OF THE DICE ADVISORY BOARD. IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE HAS RUN SIX MARATHONS AND THREE ULTRA-MARATHONS (INCLUDING THE LEGENDARY MARATHON DES SABLES) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR RHINO CONSERVATION. MS. DEAN HAS PUBLISHED PAPERS IN THE INTERNATIONAL ZOO YEARBOOK, ZOOQUARIA, AND IN THE FORTHCOMING CONSERVATION RESEARCH, POLICY AND PRACTICE, EDITED BY WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, PETER BROTHERTON, ZOE DAVIES, NATALIE PETTORELLI, NANCY OCKENDON, AND JULIET VICKERY (CAMBRIDGE UP, 2019). MS. ROBERTA BASS, BOARD DIRECTOR MS. BASS WAS APPOINTED AS A BOARD MEMBER OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN JANUARY 2008. EDUCATED AT BROOKLINE HIGH SCHOOL IN MASSACHUSETTS, SHE READ A DEGREE IN FINE ARTS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY, FOLLOWED BY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. MS. BASS HAS A KEEN INTEREST IN WILDLIFE AND HAS TRAVELLED TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS IN AFRICA, PARTICULARLY SOUTH AFRICA, WITH LONG-TIME FRIEND AND FORMER BOARD DIRECTOR OF SRI INC., CHRISTINA FRANCO. DR. SUSIE ELLIS, BOARD DIRECTOR DR. ELLIS BECAME A BOARD DIRECTOR OF SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL INC. IN JANUARY 2010. SINCE 2006, DR. SUSIE ELLIS HAS SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL RHINO FOUNDATION (IRF), THE LEADING NGO FOR RHINO CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. IRF PROTECTS PARTICULARLY THREATENED RHINO POPULATIONS IN THE WILD, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING RESEARCH ON CAPTIVE AND WILD POPULATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CHANCES FOR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL. DR. ELLIS BRINGS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE TO IRF. AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DR. ELLIS OVERSEES THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF RHINO CONSERVATION PARTNERS. PRIOR TO JOINING IRF, DR. ELLIS SERVED AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. OVERSEEING THE INDONESIA AND PHILIPPINES PROGRAMS. IN THAT CAPACITY, SHE OVERSAW MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR BOTH COUNTRY PROGRAMS, WHICH FOCUSED ON TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, INCLUDING SPECIES WORK WITH SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS, JAVAN GIBBONS, AND PHILIPPINE EAGLES. SHE ALSO ENSURED THE SCIENTIFIC AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAMS, AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FUND RAISING. DR. ELLIS SPENT MORE THAN 10 YEARS AS SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER WITH IUCN'S CONSERVATION BREEDING SPECIALIST GROUP, FACILITATING MORE THAN 100 COLLABORATIVE BIODIVERSITY SPECIES CONSERVATION PLANNING WORKSHOPS FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES RANGING FROM THE ORINOCO CROCODILE TO THE ETHIOPIAN WOLF TO SPAIN'S IBERIAN LYNX. SHE CO-LED A 5-YEAR COLLABORATIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT FOR GIANT PANDA CONSERVATION IN CHINA THAT HAS ENHANCED COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CONSERVATION, AND WHICH HAS RESULTING IN A TRIPLING OF THE CAPTIVE POPULATION IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS. A BOOK HIGHLIGHTING THE PROJECT'S DISCOVERIES, GIANT PANDAS: BIOLOGY, VETERINARY MEDICINE AND MANAGEMENT, WAS PUBLISHED BY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS. DR. ELLIS IS PARTICULARLY WELL KNOWN IN THE ZOO COMMUNITY FOR ORGANIZING FIRST-CLASS EXHIBITS AND EXPANDING NATIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL CONSERVATION. WHILE AT THE MINNESOTA ZOO, SHE WORKED AS A CONSERVATION/EDUCATION SPECIALIST AND CONSULTANT FOR THE INDOPACIFIC CORAL REEF EXHIBIT. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR THE LINCOLN PARK ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, SAN DIEGO ZOO AND SEA WORLD. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, DR. ELLIS' WORK HAS SPANNED MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES WITH ROLES RANGING FROM RESEARCHER TO ADVOCATE FOR A VARIETY OF SPECIES INCLUDING PENGUINS, PANDAS, AND NOW RHINOS. SHE HAS PUBLISHED MORE THAN 100 ARTICLES ON VARIOUS RESEARCH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION ISSUES FOR PUBLICATION IN BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, PENGUIN CONSERVATION, ZOO BIOLOGY AND MARINE ORNITHOLOGY AMONG OTHERS. DR. ELLIS RECEIVED HER DOCTORATE IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS. SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY FROM SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | GRANTS TO: - KENYA-LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY FOR COMMERCIAL PILOT'S LICENSE TRAINING FOR RHINO SCIENTIST AT LEWA; - KENYA-OL JOGI CONSERVANCY FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, BLACK RHINO CONSERVATION EFFORTS, SUPPLIES FOR RHINO ENDOCRINOLOGY STUDY, REPAIRS TO WATER PIPES AND RANGER HOUSING AT OL JOGI; - AFRICA-AFRICAN RHINO SPECIALIST GROUP FOR ANNUAL MEETING COSTS; - KENYA-APLRS EMERGENCY FUND TO RESTORE EMERGENCY FUNDS USING DURING THE YEAR; - KENYA-BORANA CONSERVANCY FOR OPERATING COSTS AND RHINO MONTORING COSTS; - KENYA-FOR-RANGERS FOR RANGER WELFARE; - SOUTH AFRICA-HLUHLUWE-IMFOLOZI PARK FOR RANGER SUUPPORT; - ZAMBIA-WILDLIFE CRIME PREVENTION TO INVESTIGATE RHINO HORN TRAFFICKING THROUGH ZAMBI; - SAVE THE RHINO INTERNATIONAL FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | SUSIE ELLIS CATHY DEAN BUSINESS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE BOARD MUST SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUAL CERTIFICATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | UPON REQUEST. |
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