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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.") .. | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 27,913,456 | 133,437,990 |
| 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 | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 27,913,456 | 133,437,990 |
| 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).. | 2,678,058 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 130,759,932 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 31,585,502 | 24,337,569 | 24,185,152 | 25,416,311 | 27,913,456 | 133,437,990 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,050,414 | 938,181 | 691,600 | 714,999 | 817,459 | 4,212,653 |
| 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.).. | 29,875 | -2,072 | 87,687 | -4,279 | 111,211 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 137,761,854 | |||||
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.) | ||||||
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(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 | ||||
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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 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: | ||||
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| 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: | ||||
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| 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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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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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 10,000. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. MERCHANDISE SALES - INSURANCE SETTLEMENT CLAIM - AMORTIZATION DISCOUNT - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 19,875. 2015 AMOUNT: $ -2,072. 2016 AMOUNT: $ -16,079. 2017 AMOUNT: $ -4,279. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. SALE OF EQUIPMENT - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 103,766. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 0. |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | WE OPERATE WITHIN STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT LANDSCAPES, APPLYING OUR DECADES OF CONSERVATION EXPERIENCE TO CREATE PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES AND AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS ALIKE. WE ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL PARKS AND RESERVES AND PROMOTE TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION IN THE PROTECTION OF ESSENTIAL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. AWF WORK FALLS INTO THE FOLLOWING CORE AREAS: LAND AND HABITAT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE PROTECTION, AND EDUCATION & 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 WE 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. SOUTHERN TANZANIA IS RESOURCE-RICH, WITH WATER CATCHMENTS, FERTILE SOIL, AND DIVERSE WILDLIFE SPECIES. BUT INTENSIFIED LAND USE IS CROWDING OUT WILDLIFE, AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT (HWC) IS A GROWING PROBLEM. ESSENTIAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS WATER SUPPLY ARE AT RISK, TOO. AWF ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES THROUGH A SUITE OF PROJECTS DESIGNED TO DELIVER SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT THAT IMPROVES FARMER INCOMES; AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE RESILIENCE; HWC TOOLS; ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY; AND INCENTIVES TO CONSERVE WILD LANDS. THESE EFFORTS OFFER A MODEL FOR CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT AFRICA, DEMONSTRATING THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAN GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH CONSERVATION. SINCE 2015, AWF HAS HELPED IMPROVE INCOMES FOR 2,000 SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN 13 VILLAGES IN IHEMI AND KILOMBERO, TWO "CLUSTERS" MARKED BY THE TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT AS PRIORITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. WE SUPPORT PRIMARILY COCOA AND SUGAR-CANE FARMERS THROUGH TRAINING IN BEST PRACTICES, ESTABLISHING NURSERIES, AND PROVIDING SEEDLINGS AND EQUIPMENT. WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 8,000 TONS OF TREATED SEEDS TO 735 AREA FARMERS, WHO'VE SINCE NEARLY DOUBLED AGRICULTURAL YIELDS. THE CANE GROWN FROM THE SEEDS IS A SWEETER, DROUGHT-TOLERANT, SHORT-SEASONED VARIETY THAT HELPS BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE. TO REACH MORE FARMERS, AWF AND FARM RADIO INTERNATIONAL HAVE PRODUCED PROGRAMS THAT DISCUSS HWC STRATEGIES SUCH AS BEEHIVE FENCES, CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE, AND MORE. RADIO IS A FIXTURE IN RURAL AFRICA, AND THE BROADCASTS HAVE A REACH OF OVER 1 MILLION LISTENERS. B. DJA FAUNAL RESERVE IN SOUTHEASTERN CAMEROON SPANS OVER 5,200 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF DENSE, TROPICAL FOREST. TO BEGIN TO HAVE A CONSERVATION IMPACT IN THIS REMOTE LOCALE, AWF NEEDED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC POPULATIONS, MOVEMENT, AND OTHER BEHAVIOR OF WILDLIFE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING CHIMPANZEES, LOWLAND GORILLAS, AND FOREST ELEPHANTS. AWF SUPPLIED AND TRAINED DJA RANGERS TO USE CUTTING-EDGE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY SO THEY COULD EASILY RECORD (ON SMARTPHONES) OBSERVATIONS OF WILDLIFE SUCH AS DUNG OR TRACKS AS WELL AS EVIDENCE OF THREATS SUCH AS SNARES, AMMUNITION, AND HUNTING CAMPS. WE ALSO TRAINED THE PARK STAFF TO ANALYZE THE COLLECTED DATA WITH MONITORING AND REPORTING SOFTWARE. THE RESULTS PRODUCED A WEALTH OF ACTIONABLE INFORMATION FOR DJA FAUNAL RESERVE MANAGERS, INCLUDING MAPS OF WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS, GRAPHS OF TRENDS IN SNARES AND HUNTING CAMPS ENCOUNTERED, AND OTHER REPORTS USEFUL FOR PATROL PLANNING. THE DATA SHOWED THAT THE NORTHERN HALF OF DJA WAS UNDER THE MOST THREAT, SO PARK MANAGERS ENHANCED RANGER PRESENCE THERE VIA FOUR OUTPOSTS IN HOTSPOTS WHERE A HIGH DENSITY OF WILDLIFE AND THREATS OVERLAPPED. IN 2018, THE PARK CONTINUED TO SEE A DECLINE IN HUNTING CAMPS AND EVEN EARLY SIGNS OF WILDLIFE POPULATION RECOVERY. C. SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK OFFERS STUNNING VIEWS, INCREDIBLE LANDSCAPES, AND UNIQUE WILDLIFE. WORKING WITH THE ETHIOPIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (EWCA), AWF HAS HELPED DEVELOP A TEN-YEAR PLAN THAT WILL ADDRESS ONE OF THE PARK'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS, BETTER TOURISM MANAGEMENT FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF VISITORS. A LOAN FROM AWF'S INVESTMENT BRANCH HELPED DEVELOP THE LIMALIMO LODGE, WHICH OPENED IN 2015. THE NEW TOURISM PLAN CALLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL LODGES, AS WELL AS IMPROVING CAMPSITES WITHIN THE PARK. AWF IS SUPPORTING THE PLAN'S IMPLEMENTATION, PROVIDING TRAINING, MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRIVATE OPERATORS, AND ADVANCING THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE PARK THROUGH A GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH EWCA AND THE GERMAN DEVELOPMENT BANK KFW, AWF HAS BEEN WORKING TO ALLEVIATE OVERGRAZING PRESSURES WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE AS WELL. THE KFW PROJECT IS HELPING TO REALIZE A NEW GRAZING PLAN, SPREAD AWARENESS OF PARK BOUNDARIES, AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY GUARDS TO PREVENT ILLEGAL INCURSIONS INTO THE PARK. 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 CRITICAL POPULATIONS AND ENSURE THESE SPECIES SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT. A. CANINES FOR CONSERVATION, A FLAGSHIP AWF PROGRAM, IS PART OF A STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED ECOSYSTEM OF SERVICES, INTERVENTIONS, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS HELPING TO THWART THE ILLEGAL TRADE THAT THREATENS AFRICA'S ICONIC WILDLIFE. DETECTION DOG-AND-HANDLER UNITS TRAINED AND SUPPORTED BY AWF WERE FIRST STATIONED AT TRANSPORTATION HUBS IN KENYA, UGANDA, TANZANIA. THEY WERE MORE RECENTLY DEPLOYED TO SMUGGLING HOTSPOTS IN NORTHERN TANZANIA, AS WELL AS TO BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, AND MOZAMBIQUE. AWF HAS PLANS TO ESTABLISH UNITS IN ETHIOPIA AS WELL. 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 OR HIDEOUTS AFTER AN ILLEGAL KILL OR CAPTURE. BY RAISING THE STAKES OF POACHING AND OF MOVING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE PRODUCTS TO MARKET, BOTH TRACKING AND AIRPORT DOG-AND-HANDLER UNITS MAKE THE ILLICIT WILDLIFE TRADE MUCH LESS ATTRACTIVE TO WOULD-BE OFFENDERS. B. THROUGH TRAINING, LONG-TERM MENTORSHIPS, AND SENSITIZATION TO THE COSTS OF WILDLIFE CRIME, AWF IS HELPING TO STRENGTHEN WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AFRICA. TO DATE, AWF'S WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HAS TRAINED 1,370 INDIVIDUALS FROM 16 COUNTRIESPROSECUTORS, RANGERS, AIRPORT PERSONNEL, ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICERS, AND OTHERS. WORKSHOPS COVER TOPICS INCLUDING WILDLIFE-CRIME INVESTIGATIONS, ADMISSIBILITY OF CANINE EVIDENCE, WILDLIFE RANGERS AS WITNESSES, AND HANDLING OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE. IN 2019 AWF CONDUCTED TRAINING PROGRAMS IN KEY AFRICAN REGIONS TO IMPROVE AND SUSTAIN TRANSBOUNDARY PROSECUTORIAL COOPERATION. ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION AMONG AGENCIES IS ESSENTIAL, GIVEN THE DYNAMIC AND CROSS-BOUNDARY NATURE OF WILDLIFE CRIME. AWF ALSO INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAWS AND POLICIES THAT CAN HELP DETER CRIME. TO DATE, AWF HAS DELIVERED ANALYSES OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE LEGISLATION TO BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, DRC, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, MOZAMBIQUE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA. AWF'S STILL-GROWING LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING ORGANIC, HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT AFRICAN-LED CONSERVATION. C. AWF WAS INTEGRAL TO KENYA'S DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL GIRAFFE RECOVERY AND ACTION PLAN, WHICH WAS RELEASED IN LATE 2018. KENYA IS A GIRAFFE STRONGHOLD, BUT IN RECENT DECADES HAS LOST A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ITS THREE GIRAFFE SUBSPECIES (THE MAASAI, ROTHSCHILD'S, AND RETICULATED GIRAFFE). THE RECOVERY PLAN, DEVELOPED BY A SPECIAL TASK FORCE THAT INCLUDED AWF SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS, SEEKS TO MITIGATE THREATS AND REVERSE GIRAFFE DECLINES WHILE ENSURING BENEFITS ACCRUE TO COMMUNITIES. STRATEGIES THE TASK FORCE DELINEATED INVOLVE: SECURING HABITAT AND STOPPING POACHING; IMPROVING MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS AND GIRAFFE POPULATIONS; MITIGATING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT, AND INSPIRING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR GIRAFFE CONSERVATION. AWF ALSO PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE'S (KWS) UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION OF TRADE IN GIRAFFE MEAT. THROUGH DNA ANALYSIS KWS FOUND THAT THE MEAT SOME BUTCHERIES WERE SELLING AS BEEF CONTAINED MEAT OF GIRAFFE AND OTHER WILDLIFE. KWS AND AWF CONTINUE TO PARTNER ON WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH BUTCHERIES' MONITORING. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: | AWF IS THE VOICE OF WILDLIFE IN MEETING ROOMS WHEN IMPORTANT DECISIONS ARE MADE THAT WILL HAVE LASTING CONSERVATION IMPACTS. A. AS MORE YOUNG AFRICANS ENTER THE FIGHT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION AND INCLUSIVITY, AWF IS HELPING TO BUILD YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS IN THE POLICY ARENA. ONE OF OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT RECENT SUCCESSES OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER 2018 IN SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT, AT THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (CBD), THE WORLD'S LARGEST BIODIVERSITY MEETING. THE CONVENTION IS A MULTILATERAL TREATY THAT SEEKS TO ENSURE CONSERVATION AND THE WORLD'S SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY. AHEAD OF THE NEGOTIATIONS IN EGYPT, 50 YOUNG AFRICANS FROM 17 COUNTRIES ATTENDED AN INTENSIVE FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP THAT AWF HOSTED IN NAIROBI. AWF STAFF MEMBERS FACILITATED IN-DEPTH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE'S ROLE IN AFRICA'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDED EXPERTISE ON RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, LOBBYING FOR CHANGE, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WEEK-LONG SUMMIT HELPED THE STUDENTS TRANSLATE LARGE-SCALE GOALS INTO ACHIEVABLE ACTIONS. IN FY19, AWF HOSTED SEVERAL SUCH TRAINING AND MOBILIZATION EVENTS FOR YOUNG AFRICANS AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, SEEKING TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATION LEADERS. B. AWF'S CLASSROOM AFRICA PROGRAM REDESIGNS AND RENOVATES LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS WHILE INCENTIVIZING CONCRETE CONSERVATION ACTIONS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS' COMMUNITIES. 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. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT TRIPLED, AND LUPANI HAS BECOME ONE OF THE REGION'S TOP PERFORMERS. THE COMMUNITY IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE SCHOOL, AND IN 2019 THE SEVENTH-GRADE CLASS HAD A 99 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, WHICH DISRUPTED CLASSES AND ENDANGERED 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. MANYARA STUDENT PERFORMANCE REMAINS EXEMPLARY, WITH A RECENT 100-PERCENT PASS RATE ON 7TH-GRADE EXAMS AND A RANK OF SECOND DISTRICT-WIDE. C. DESPITE CHINA'S LANDMARK IVORY BAN, DEMAND FOR IVORY PRODUCTS STILL DRIVES POACHING. RECOGNIZING THE INFLUENCE OF CONSUMER CHOICES IN CHINA, AWF ENGAGES WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS ON THE MAINLAND TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND ENDANGERED-SPECIES AWARENESS. IN SEPTEMBER 2018, AWF LAUNCHED A TWO-MONTH EXHIBIT AT THE BEIJING ZOO, ONE OF CHINA'S LARGEST ZOOS, RECEIVING MORE THAN 8 MILLION VISITORS PER YEAR. THE "SAVING AFRICA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES" EXHIBITION FEATURED ENGAGING PROFILES OF SOME OF AFRICA'S MOST ICONIC WILDLIFE, COMPLETE WITH UNFORGETTABLE IMAGES. AND IT DETAILED AWF'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AFRICAN-LED CONSERVATION, PROTECT WILDLIFE, AND BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AWF TOOK THE SAME EXHIBIT TO THE SHANGHAI ZOO IN 2019. ANOTHER RECENT AWARENESS EFFORT INVOLVED ONE OF THE MOST GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED AND WIDELY DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT BRANDS FOR KIDS AND FAMILY -- NICKELODEON INTERNATIONAL. AWF PARTNERED WITH NICKELODEON'S 'TOGETHER FOR GOOD' PROGRAM 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, REACHING A VIEWERSHIP MARK OF 3.3 MILLION. THE CAMPAIGN CULMINATED WITH A CELEBRATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN NEW YORK IN SEPTEMBER. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: | AWF ALSO IS IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE LONG-TERM GIRAFFE SURVIVAL IN ONE OF THE SPECIES' FAVORED HABITATS, THE CROSS-BORDER TSAVO-MKOMAZI LANDSCAPE. |
| 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'S TAX ACCOUNTANTS, THE COMPLETED RETURN UNDERGOES A SECOND LEVEL OF REVIEW BY THE CFO. CHANGES ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE TAX ACCOUNTANTS AS NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE. AFTER A SUBSEQUENT REVIEW BY THE CFO, THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY 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 SALARY REVIEW FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. FORMALIZED SALARY SURVEYS BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM ARE CONDUCTED EVERY 3-5 YEARS FOR OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. 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. VARIOUS SALARY SURVEY TOOLS AND BENCHMARK STUDIES ARE EMPLOYED WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR NEW HIRES AND FOR PROMOTIONS. |
| 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. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,526,496. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,714. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44,697. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,593,907. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,494,926. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,494,926. |
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