2023-05-02T12:37:41-05:00 2022-12-31 113066459 CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP 3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY BOHEMIA NY 11716 990 2022-01-01 842412702 SAVING NATURE INC SAVI 6464895481 1 BLAND SPRING PLACE DURHAM NC 27713 STUART PIMM PRESIDENT 6464895481 2023-05-01 1 STUART PIMM XXX-XX-XXXX 0 KEN CERINI P00223556 6315821600 2023-04-28 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STUART PIMM 1 BLAND SPRING PLACE DURHAM NC 27713 704164 0 X SAVINGNATURE.COM X 2019 NC OUR MISSION IS TO RESCUE ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION AND COMMUNITIES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION. WE USE A PROVEN BLUEPRINT FOR STRATEGIC ACTION TO CONNECT, PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE, GIVING ENDANGERED SPECIES THE CHANCE TO REBOUND AND COMMUNITIES A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. 8 8 0 2 0 0 844020 703666 0 0 480 498 1780 0 846280 704164 557747 527241 0 0 0 0 7127 0 57659 108930 158426 673804 685667 172476 18497 614015 612622 0 0 614015 612622 X OUR MISSION IS TO RESCUE ENDANGERED SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION AND COMMUNITIES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION. WE USE A PROVEN BLUEPRINT FOR STRATEGIC ACTION TO CONNECT, PROTECT AND RESTORE NATURE, GIVING ENDANGERED SPECIES THE CHANCE TO REBOUND AND COMMUNITIES A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. 0 0 590218 527241 704164 SAVING NATURE IS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WITH THE IRS AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON NATURE IN CRISIS IN BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS, WHERE POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION DRIVE SPECIES EXTINCTIONS AND HARDSHIPS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE WORK IN THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT AND THREATENED FORESTS TO RECONNECT ISOLATED FRAGMENTS, RESTORING ANCIENT MIGRATION ROUTES AND HIGHWAY CANOPIES DESTROYED BY HUMAN ACTIONS. WE DO THIS BY CREATING WILDLIFE CORRIDORS WITH NATIVE TREES. OUR PROJECTS ARE A MIX OF NATURAL REGENERATION AND TREE PLANTING. WE SELECT WILDLIFE CORRIDORS THAT OFFER THE GREATEST LEVERAGE IN RECONNECTING THE LAST STANDING FOREST REMNANTS. OUR CORRIDORS LINK ISOLATED HABITATS TO RESCUE BIODIVERSITY AND PRESERVE CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS. BY LIBERATING SPECIES MAROONED IN FRAGMENTS TOO SMALL FOR THEIR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, WE UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL FOR GENETIC RESCUE, EXPAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND REDUCE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. LED BY DR. STUART PIMM, DORIS DUKE PROFESSOR OF CONSERVATION AT DUKE UNIVERSITY, OUR CONSERVATION PROJECTS ARE FIRMLY ROOTED IN SCIENCE, FOCUSING ON AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF SPECIES AT IMMINENT RISK OF EXTINCTION. WITH OUR LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE, SAVING NATURE CAN PROVIDE IMPORTANT INSIGHTS INTO THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS THAT ALIGN WITH NESTLE'S CLIMATE GOALS AND CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY. BIODIVERSITY TO IDENTIFY AREAS FOR BIODIVERSITY RESCUE, WE DEPLOY SCIENTIFIC DATA TO PINPOINT THE BEST LOCATIONS TO INTERVENE NARROWING DOWN HOTSPOTS SPANNING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SQUARE KILOMETERS TO TARGET THE MOST CRITICAL LOCATIONS FOR PRACTICAL ACTION GENERALLY AREAS OF LESS THAN 5,000 HECTARES. OUR APPROACH DISTILLS THE SUCCESS FACTORS NEEDED FOR EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION INTO ACTIONABLE INTERVENTIONS, FOCUSING ON THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF THREATENED, ENDEMIC, AND SMALL-RANGED SPECIES; THE ELEVATIONAL GRADIENTS WHERE THEY CONCENTRATE, THE PATTERNS OF DEFORESTATION, AND THE IMMEDIATE THREATS TO THE LAST STANDING FORESTS. OUR DATA SOURCES INCLUDE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MAPS FROM THE IUCN (MAMMALS AND AMPHIBIANS) AND BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL AND EBIRD (BIRDS); ENDANGERED SPECIES DATA FROM THE IUCN RED LIST; AND SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM GOOGLE EARTH AND OUR DRONE FLIGHTS. BY DRAPING HEAT MAPS OF THESE DATA OVER 3D HABITAT VISUALIZATIONS, WE GET A CLEAR PICTURE OF AREAS NEEDING THE MOST IMMEDIATE ACTION. OUR TACTICAL MAPPING OF EXACTLY WHERE FOREST RESTORATIONS CAN HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS WAS RECENTLY FEATURED IN AMERICAN SCIENTIST (SEE PIMM SL, JENKINS CN. (2019) AMERICAN SCIENTIST. 107(3):162-9.). CLIMATE CHANGEOUR APPROACH IS A SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE, AND SCALABLE SOLUTION TO FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE. RESTORING DEGRADED LAND AND RECONNECTING ISOLATED FORESTS ABSORBS ATMOSPHERIC CARBON EMISSIONS AND HELPS SPECIES ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE BY FINDING SAFE HARBORS. THE FORESTS WE RESTORE SOAK UP CO2 FOR 20 YEARS OR MORE. INDEED, INCREASING EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR MUCH LONGER, THOUGH AT A SLOWER RATE. IN ADDITION, THE CORRIDORS WE CREATE LIBERATE SPECIES TRAPPED AND ISOLATED IN INCREASINGLY INHOSPITABLE HABITATS. RECONNECTING FORESTS CREATE ESCAPE ROUTES FOR SPECIES SEEKING HIGHER GROUND IN AN ERA OF CLIMATE CHANGE.TREE PLANTINGWE PLANT THE RIGHT TREES IN THE RIGHT PLACES TO SAFEGUARD BIODIVERSITY, PROTECT NATURE, AND FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. TO DATE, WE HAVE PLANTED OVER 5 MILLION TREES IN OUR PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD. ON AVERAGE, WE PLANT 1,675 TREES PER ACRE, COMPRISING HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE SPECIES OF NATIVE TREES - FRUIT TREES, NESTING TREES, PIONEER SPECIES, AND SUCCESSION SPECIES. IMPORTANTLY, WE SUPPORT NURSERIES RUN BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RESTORING OUR LOST FORESTS. WHEN YOU TOTAL UP THE COST OF COLLECTING AND GROWING THE SAPLINGS, WEEDING, PLANTING, AND WATERING, OUR COSTS AVERAGE $2 PER TREE.LONG-TERM VISION SAVING NATURE CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE DUE DILIGENCE IN SELECTING OUR CONSERVATION PARTNERS, ENSURING LONG-TERM PROJECT DURABILITY. WE COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO BUILD CAPACITY IN CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE SCIENCE. THE CAPACITY OF POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO MAINTAIN PROJECTS IN THE LONG-TERM IS A CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR FOR CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE SEQUESTRATION. WE CAREFULLY SELECT LOCAL CONSERVATION NGO'S, FOCUSING ON CONSERVATION VALUE, PROVEN MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, AND CLEAR LAND TENURE. WE LOOK FOR PARTNERS WHO ARE LOCALLY BASED OR AND WHO HAVE WORKED IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR A DECADE OR MORE. OUR PARTNERS OWN AND MANAGE THE LAND AND HAVE TEAMS WHO LIVE YEAR-ROUND IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. AS PRIVATE CONSERVATION RESERVES, OUR PROJECTS NOT VULNERABLE TO GOVERNMENT SHIFTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. MONITORING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT IMPORTANTLY, WE VISIT THE PROJECTS SO THAT WE CAN ASSESS THEIR POTENTIAL AND PROGRESS. WE DEPLOY CAMERA TRAPS THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT TO MONITOR WHICH SPECIES UTILIZE THE RESTORED HABITATS. TO ANALYZE THE DATA, WE SPONSOR CONSERVATION COURSES AT DUKE UNIVERSITY THAT TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS IN CONSERVATION ANALYTICS. WE ALSO WORK WITH DUKE'S TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR TO DEVELOP MACHINE LEARNING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES TO AUTOMATE MONITORING EFFICIENCY, ACCURACY, AND REACH. FOR ARBOREAL SPECIES, WE CONDUCT IN-SITU SURVEYS OF THE RESTORED FORESTS AND USE OUR EXTENSIVE NATURAL HISTORY EXPERIENCE TO IDENTIFY SPECIES THAT HAVE RETURNED. 590218 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NC X X STUART PIMM 6464895481 1 BLAND SPRING PLACE DURHAM NC 27713 X DAN M MARTIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD POST DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STUART PIMM PRESIDENT & CEO 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CLINTON JENKINS VICE PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK BRIAN RODGERS SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX DEHGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CASSIDY HORN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS JOPPA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 703666 703666 498 498 704164 0 0 498 527241 527241 103000 30988 24004 48008 1214 1214 9500 9500 1743 1743 2138 534 534 1070 20717 20717 7685 7685 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5130 5130 WEBSITE EXPENSES 4229 1133 3096 BANK CHARGES & FEES 1316 1316 PUBLIC RELATIONS 587 587 1167 177 635 355 685667 590218 37790 57659 560294 578535 42969 23335 10752 10752 614015 612622 0 0 X 596500 532039 17515 80583 614015 612622 614015 612622 18497 -19890 0 X 0 0 0 X 236336 500829 836893 703666 2277724 236336 500829 836893 703666 2277724 937868 1339856 498 498 2278222 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, SUMATRA RESTRICTED FUND 44428 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SINCE LAUNCHING OUR CONNECTIVITY PROJECT IN THE LEUSER ECOSYSTEM IN 2018, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR ORIGINAL GOAL OF A 630-HECTARE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR. WE ARE NOW ON PACE TO EXPAND IT TO 1,527 HECTARES BY THE END OF 2023, WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE REMAINING 368 HECTARES ALONG THE RIVER. WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO VERIFY LAND TENURE AND FINALIZE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EXPECTATION OF COMPLETING STRATEGIC LAND PURCHASES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. THIS IS THE PROJECT FOR WHICH WE ARE SEEKING FUNDING. CASH SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, COLUMBIA ANDES RESTRICTED FUND 340000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SAVING NATURE HAS WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNER, FUNDACION BIODIVERSITY, TO TRANSITION ALMOST 6,300 HECTARES BACK INTO CONSERVATION SINCE 2008. WE LAUNCHED A TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE IN 2021 AND HAVE PLANTED OVER 100,000 NATIVE TREES TO DATE. WE RECENTLY PURCHASED SEVERAL STRATEGIC PARCELS OF LAND TO FILL ONE OF THE REMAINING GAPS IN THE CORRIDOR AND EXPECT TO MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS IN LAND ACQUISITIONS AND TREE PLANTING IN 2022. CASH SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, ECUADOR RESTRICTED FUND 91500 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SAVING NATURE SUPPORTS A SERIES OF FOREST CORRIDOR RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE NORTHWEST COASTAL REGION OF ECUADOR, WORKING WITH SEVERAL LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH ONE LOCAL PARTNER TO IMPEDE LOGGING ENCROACHMENT DEEP INTO ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR ECOSYSTEMS AND SAFEGUARD THE COTACACHI CAYAPAS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' PROTECTED AREA IN THE PACIFIC LOWLANDS. WE ARE NOW WORKING TO CREATE A PROTECTED CORRIDOR LINKING THE SUMACO NAPO-GALERAS NATIONAL PARK TO THE PAYAMINO LOWLANDS OF THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON THAT IS PIVOTAL TO PREVENTING THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY AND INSULATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM INTRUSION. CASH SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, BRAZILS' ATLANTIC FOREST 36004 WIRE TRANSFER 0 WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO CREATE OUR THIRD CORRIDOR IN BRAZIL'S ATLANTIC FOREST. THIS NEW CORRIDOR BUILDS ON OUR PRIOR SUCCESSES, INCLUDING OUR FLAGSHIP CORRIDOR FOR GOLDEN LION TAMARINS COMPLETED IN 2017 AND OUR CONNECTION TO BRAZIL'S FIRST FORESTED HIGHWAY BRIDGE FOR WILDLIFE CROSSINGS IN 2019. OUR THIRD CORRIDOR ENABLES WILDLIFE TO MOVE THROUGH AND BEYOND A 100,000-HECTARE FOREST BLOCK. THIS CONNECTION SAFEGUARDS A VITAL WATERSHED FOR THE RESIDENTS OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BUILDS HABITAT FOR BIODIVERSITY, AND SEQUESTERS CARBON DIOXIDE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. TO DATE, WE HAVE ACQUIRED 125 HECTARES OF DEGRADED LAND, WHICH WE WILL BEGIN RESTORING WITH 185 SPECIES OF NATIVE TREES THIS YEAR. CASH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, KENYA PANGOLIAN PROJECT 12309 WIRE TRANSFER 0 CASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVE THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THEY ARE PROVIDED AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW WITH QUESTIONS, WHICH ARE GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD PRESIDENT, WHO THEN REVIEWS WITH THE ACCOUNTANT. ALL APPLICABLE CHANGES ARE MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT OUTLLINES ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THAT EXIST. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THAT THEY HAVE AND THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN DELIBARATION OR VOTING WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THESE CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO STAFF AT THIS TIME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.COM. IN ADDITION, THE 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES UPON REQUEST, DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS (APPOINTMENT SHOULD BE MADE IN ADVANCE).