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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.") .. | 298,557 | 295,181 | 337,968 | 909,164 | 880,556 | 2,721,426 |
| 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 | 298,557 | 295,181 | 337,968 | 909,164 | 880,556 | 2,721,426 |
| 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).. | 770,996 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,950,430 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 298,557 | 295,181 | 337,968 | 909,164 | 880,556 | 2,721,426 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11,547 | 8,952 | 8,743 | 12,788 | 17,225 | 59,255 |
| 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 | 2,780,681 | |||||
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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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 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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2
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: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| 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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6
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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | NORTHERN JAGUAR PROJECT - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS OCTOBER 2019 TO SEPTEMBER 2020 RENOWNED FOR THEIR POWER, STRENGTH, BEAUTY, AND GRACE, JAGUARS ARE VANISHING THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS. NOWHERE IS THIS MORE APPARENT THAN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS, WHERE THE NORTHERN JAGUAR PROJECT CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO SAFEGUARD THESE CATS FROM ILLEGAL POACHING, RETALIATORY KILLINGS, HABITAT LOSS, AND OTHER PERSISTENT THREATS. THE CENTERPIECE OF OUR WORK IS THE 58,000-ACRE NORTHERN JAGUAR RESERVE - A REMOTE, RUGGED, AND EXCEEDINGLY WILD LANDSCAPE WHERE FEMALE JAGUARS CAN RAISE THEIR YOUNG FREE FROM HARM. NJP FURTHER WORKS WITH RESEARCHERS, RANCHERS, YOUTH, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENGENDER SUPPORT FOR CONSERVING JAGUARS, THEIR HABITAT, AND OTHER SPECIES. WILDLIFE MONITORING AND RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS A CENTERPIECE OF OUR PROGRAMS ON AND NEAR THE NORTHERN JAGUAR RESERVE, WHERE OUR TEAM OF BIOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS MAINTAINED AN ARRAY OF 150 MOTION-TRIGGERED CAMERAS. OVER THE YEARS, OUR RESEARCH AND MONITORING EFFORTS HAVE LED TO MORE THAN 75 DISTINCT JAGUARS DOCUMENTED ON THE RESERVE AND NEIGHBORING VIVIENDO CON FELINOS RANCHES, WITH 1,300 JAGUAR IMAGES TO DATE. IN THE LAST YEAR, 12 KNOWN JAGUARS MOVED ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROTECTED AREA RESULTING IN MORE THAN 130 PHOTOS. THE HIGHLIGHTS WERE NEW JAGUARS, LONG-TIME RESIDENTS, A MATING PAIR, AND A MOTHER JAGUAR WITH HER CUB. AMONG OTHER RESEARCH ENDEAVORS, WE COMPLETED A JOINT RESEARCH PROJECT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AND UNIVERSITY OF QUERETARO THAT ANALYZED OUR PHOTO DATABASE, PROVIDING IMPORTANT INSIGHTS IN RESEARCH QUESTIONS SUCH AS JAGUAR HABITAT PREFERENCE AND HABITAT QUALITY. WE REGULARLY VISITED THE VIVIENDO CON FELINOS RANCHES TO MAINTAIN CAMERAS, RETRIEVE PHOTOGRAPHS, AND MAKE SURE AGREEMENTS TO NOT HARM WILDLIFE WERE HONORED. WE PLACED CAMERAS ON ONE NEW RANCH TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, AND A TOTAL OF SEVEN JAGUARS WERE RECORDED ACROSS NINE VIVIENDO CON FELINOS RANCHES. AFTER FIVE YEARS WITH NO JAGUAR IMAGES, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL VIVIENDO CON FELINOS PARTICIPANTS HAD PHOTOS OF THREE DIFFERENT JAGUARS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. BEYOND JAGUARS, OUR RESEARCH HAS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 125 DIFFERENT OCELOTS TO DATE. TWO MALE OCELOTS AND TWO FEMALES HAVE NOW BEEN ON OUR CAMERAS FOR MORE THAN NINE YEARS. OUR FIELD TEAM CONDUCTED BIANNUAL RANID FROG MONITORING (LITHOBATES SPP.), AS WELL AS SEASONAL REPEAT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR LONG-TERM VEGETATION MONITORING, AND VISITING MEXICAN RESEARCHERS PERFORMED INVENTORIES OF INVERTEBRATE POPULATIONS. WHILE REGULAR WORK BY OUR FIELD TEAM CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED, FISH INVENTORIES, VEGETATION STUDIES, AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING WITH VISITING RESEARCHERS WERE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | COMMUNITY OUTREACH OUR VIVIENDO CON FELINOS PROJECT EXTENDED PROTECTION FOR JAGUARS AND OTHER FELINES ON 17 RANCHES, ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 115,000 TOTAL ACRES. WE PROVIDED MONETARY AWARDS FOR FELINE PHOTOGRAPHS TO PROMOTE THE PRESENCE OF LIVING WILDLIFE AND WORKED WITH RANCHERS TO MINIMIZE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS. WE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL COMMUNITY-WIDE CELEBRATION AND PHOTO EXHIBIT TO HONOR THE VIVIENDO CON FELINOS RANCHERS, WITH MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND A LARGE WATER-STORAGE TANK AS THE GRAND PRIZE. YOUTH RECITED JAGUAR-THEMED POETRY, DISPLAYED ENTRIES FROM THEIR JAGUAR DRAWING CONTEST, PERFORMED SONGS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, AND PLAYED EDUCATIONAL, WILDLIFE-THEMED GAMES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN PLAZA. WE MET WITH RANCHERS ONE-ON-ONE TO DISCUSS CONCERNS ABOUT CATTLE MANAGEMENT AND FIND CONSERVATION-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS TO HELP MAINTAIN THEIR LIVELIHOODS, AND WE PROVIDED OUTHOUSES WHERE NONE PREVIOUSLY EXISTED. WE HELPED A RANCHER FILE THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL LIVESTOCK PREDATION INSURANCE CLAIM FOR THIS AREA AFTER A DEPREDATION ON HIS RANCH. PLANNED MEETINGS AND RESTORATION WORKSHOPS WITH THE RANCHERS WERE POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. OUR ECO-GUARDIAN CLUB CONNECTED KIDS WITH THE OUTDOORS THROUGH NATURE WALKS, RIVER CLEANUPS, BIRDWATCHING, AND ART PROJECTS. WE CREATIVELY WORKED THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THAT AROSE WITH COVID-19, VIRTUALLY ENGAGING A CORE GROUP OF ECO-GUARDIANS WITH AT-HOME ACTIVITIES. OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH WAS THE ASPECT OF WORK MOST IMPACTED BY THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, WITH YOUTH CAMERA OUTINGS, OVERNIGHT CAMPOUTS, SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD TRIPS CANCELLED. DURING THIS TIME, OUR FIELD TEAM DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND UPDATED WORKSHOPS FOR WHEN SCHOOLS REOPEN. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | NORTHERN JAGUAR RESERVE WE CONTINUED TO NEGOTIATE RANCH PURCHASES TO EXPAND THE NORTHERN JAGUAR RESERVE, AND A 2,750-ACRE RANCH WAS ACQUIRED IN LATE 2019 TO CREATE AN EXPANDED 58,000-ACRE PROTECTED AREA. OUR FIELD TEAM INSURED THE EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF THE RESERVE WITH INFRASTRUCTURE WORK THAT INCLUDED CAMP MAINTENANCE, UPGRADES TO SOLAR POWER, WATER SYSTEM AND WEATHER STATION REPAIRS, GABION CONSTRUCTION, AND ROAD MAINTENANCE TO MINIMIZE EROSION. FENCES WERE REPAIRED, AND NEW FENCING WAS INSTALLED TO KEEP TRESPASSING COWS OUT. WE FOCUSED BUFFELGRASS REMOVAL EFFORTS ALONG THE ROAD AND IN SELECT PRIORITY AREAS. STEWARDSHIP AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT FUND WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR STEWARDSHIP AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT FUND TO GUARANTEE THE RESERVE'S FUTURE THROUGH SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION. WITH MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF OUR INITIAL $1 MILLION GOAL IN HAND, THIS FUND WILL CREATE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF ANNUAL FUNDING TO COVER THE COSTS OF BASIC PROTECTION AND ENSURE PROPER GUARDIANSHIP OF THE RESERVE IN PERPETUITY. BUILDING OUR STEWARDSHIP FUND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PRIORITY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE YEARS AHEAD. GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP OPERATING WITH A BINATIONAL APPROACH HAS BEEN A CORE PRINCIPLE OF THE NORTHERN JAGUAR PROJECT SINCE OUR INCEPTION AND A THEME THAT RUNS DEEPLY THROUGHOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO SPEND TIME LISTENING AND LEARNING TO MANAGE CROSS-BORDER RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE UPLIFTING AND GUIDED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS. WE HAVE MADE A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE'S HEARTS ARE CHANGING, AND JAGUARS AND OTHER WILD CATS ARE FINDING SAFE SPACES, ROOM TO ROAM, AND TIME TO REBOUND. WITH OUR INCLUSION ON THE 2020 TOP-RATED NONPROFITS LIST, WE RECEIVED A FIVE-STAR RATING FROM GREATNONPROFITS FOR THE ELEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN-DEPTH BY THE BOARD CO-PRESIDENTS AND TREASURER. COPIES ARE DISTRIBUTED TO REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS SOLICITING COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | AFTER DISCLOSURE OF A FINANCIAL INTEREST BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OR STAFF, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF IT DOES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINT A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION. PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THIS POLICY ENSURE THAT NJP OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE STAFF POSITION OF COORDINATOR, THE BOARD USES COMPENSATION SURVEYS TO APPROVE THE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION. COMPENSATION FOR THE COORDINATOR WAS LAST REVIEWED IN 2020. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA GUIDESTAR. |
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