2024-11-08T16:11:29-06:00 2024-06-30 871353108 EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC ONE CALIFORNIA STREET 1700 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 990 2023-07-01 205089093 FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND FELI 4158774050 100 SHORELINE HIGHWAY SUITE 100B MILL VALLEY CA 94941 ZARA MCDONALD CEO 4157884050 2024-11-07 1 0 PAUL BLEEG P00823392 4159746000 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ZARA MCDONALD 100 SHORELINE HWY SUITE100B MILL VALLEY CA 94941 437239 0 X WWW.FELIDAEFUND.ORG X 2006 CA FELIDAE CONSERVATION FUND CONDUCTS RESEARCH TO PROTECT ALL FELIDAE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS GLOBALLY BY CONDUCTING EXCELLENT SCIENCE, DRIVING INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION, AND SHARING CUTTING EDGE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODELS. 12 12 0 322 0 0 254340 415460 0 0 6862 21779 0 0 261202 437239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 977 216661 301065 216661 301065 44541 136174 614572 753231 17120 8128 597452 745103 X WE ARE COMMITTED TO PRESERVING WILD FELID POPULATIONS IN THEIR NATIVE HABITATS WORLDWIDE, ADDRESSING THE THREATS POSED BY HUMAN ENCROACHMENT AND CONFLICT. WITH NEARLY 40 SPECIES AT RISK OF ENDANGERMENT, OUR WORK FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING CARNIVORE ECOLOGY AT THE URBAN-WILDERNESS INTERFACE TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. WE ASSESS FELID POPULATIONS, MOVEMENTS, BEHAVIORS, AND HEALTH TRENDS IN WILD CATS, INCLUDING ZOONOTIC DISEASES, RECOGNIZING THAT 75% OF HUMAN ILLNESSES ARE ZOONOTIC IN ORIGIN. OUR INITIATIVES INVOLVE IDENTIFYING KEY HABITAT PATCHES, COLLECTING CRITICAL HEALTH DATA, AND IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE CONFLICT-REDUCTION PROGRAMS. SINCE 2014, WE'VE ENGAGED OVER 120,000 INDIVIDUALS GLOBALLY TO FOSTER HARMONY WITH THESE KEYSTONE SPECIES AND SAFEGUARD HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS. OUR MISSION REMAINS STEADFAST: PREVENTING GLOBAL FELID EXTIRPATION TO ENSURE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. 0 0 48864 THE BAY AREA PUMA PROJECT (BAPP) AND OUR EXPANDED EFFORTS IN ORANGE COUNTY ARE DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF PUMAS IN TWO OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST URBANIZED REGIONS. WITH INCREASING HABITAT FRAGMENTATION AND HUMAN ENCROACHMENT, OUR WORK FOCUSES ON MITIGATING HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES PUMAS FACE AT THE URBAN-WILDERNESS INTERFACE. USING NON-INVASIVE RESEARCH TOOLS LIKE CAMERA ARRAYS, HAIR AND FECAL SURVEYS, AND CITIZEN SCIENCE, WE COLLECT CRITICAL DATA ON PUMA BEHAVIOR, MOVEMENT, AND HEALTH, INCLUDING ZOONOTIC DISEASES THAT POSE RISKS TO BOTH WILDLIFE AND HUMANS.IN BOTH REGIONS, WE EMPHASIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND CONFLICT-REDUCTION STRATEGIES. BY COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WE AIM TO FOSTER COEXISTENCE WITH THESE APEX PREDATORS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, REAL-TIME TRACKING, AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING HUMAN-PUMA ENCOUNTERS. SINCE THE PROJECT'S INCEPTION, WE HAVE REACHED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE BAY AREA AND ORANGE COUNTY, RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE PUMAS PLAY IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS. AS KEYSTONE SPECIES, PUMAS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ECOLOGICAL BALANCE, AND OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THEIR LONG-TERM SURVIVAL DESPITE GROWING ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES. 10115 8747 THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT IS A VITAL CONSERVATION INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED CHEETAH POPULATIONS IN KENYA'S TSAVO REGION. USING ADVANCED TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND NON-INVASIVE RESEARCH METHODS, THE PROJECT MONITORS CHEETAH MOVEMENT, HEALTH, AND BEHAVIOR TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE, SUCH AS HABITAT LOSS, HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT, AND DECLINING PREY AVAILABILITY. IN ADDITION TO RIGOROUS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, FOSTERING LOCAL STEWARDSHIP AND PROMOTING COEXISTENCE WITH WILDLIFE. BY INTEGRATING RESEARCH WITH EDUCATION AND CONFLICT MITIGATION, THE TSAVO CHEETAH PROJECT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF CHEETAHS IN ONE OF EAST AFRICA'S MOST ICONIC LANDSCAPES. 320 OUR INNOVATIVE K12 PROGRAM, CAT AWARE, SEAMLESSLY MELDS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, HANDS-ON PREDATOR-PREY LABORATORIES, AND CAPTIVATING FIELD TRIPS TO NATURAL HABITATS. FOCUSED ON NATIVE WILDLIFE, PARTICULARLY WILD CATS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, FOSTERING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATURAL WORLD. 231841 304343 THE BAY AREA BOBCAT PROJECT AND LIVING WITH LIONS PROGRAM FOCUS ON PRESERVING LOCAL WILD FELID POPULATIONS WHILE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO MITIGATE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT. THE BAY AREA BOBCAT PROJECT TRACKS BOBCAT POPULATIONS ACROSS FRAGMENTED HABITATS, STUDYING THEIR MOVEMENT, HEALTH, AND INTERACTIONS WITH HUMAN COMMUNITIES. SIMILARLY, THE LIVING WITH LIONS PROGRAM MONITORS PUMA BEHAVIOR AT THE URBAN-WILDERNESS INTERFACE, ENSURING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE APEX PREDATORS' ECOLOGICAL ROLES.BOTH INITIATIVES EMPHASIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DYNAMIC CONFLICT MITIGATION TOOLS, SUCH AS REAL-TIME TRACKING SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH STRATEGIES, AIMED AT REDUCING ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN HUMANS AND WILD FELIDS. THESE TOOLS HELP RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES MANAGE INTERACTIONS WITH WILDLIFE MORE EFFECTIVELY, FOSTERING PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, WE COLLECT VITAL HEALTH AND ECOLOGICAL DATA, ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND WORK TO PRESERVE CALIFORNIA'S CRITICAL CARNIVORE POPULATIONS. 978 THE BHUTAN WILD CATS PROJECT IS A MULTI-YEAR INITIATIVE AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVING THE WILD FELID SPECIES IN BHUTAN, INCLUDING SNOW LEOPARDS, TIGERS, CLOUDED LEOPARDS, AND SMALLER CATS LIKE THE ASIATIC GOLDEN CAT. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE CAMERA TRAPS, FECAL ANALYSIS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO GATHER DATA ON POPULATION HEALTH, DISTRIBUTION, AND THE THREATS THESE SPECIES FACE. A KEY FOCUS WILL BE ON REDUCING DISEASE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS, EMPLOYING A ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO PROTECT BHUTAN'S RICH BIODIVERSITY. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH TRAINING FOR LOCAL FORESTRY OFFICIALS, ENSURING SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION PRACTICES FOR THE FUTURE. 232819 304343 292118 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X ZARA MCDONALD 4158774050 100 SHORELINE HWY SUITE100B MILL VALLEY CA 94941 ZARA MCDONALD PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 62350 0 0 MICHAEL LAND DIRECTOR AND TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE FRIEND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN CLARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON OSBERG DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MUHAMMED IMRAN KHAN PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY RUFFIN DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAHAN G ALAMZAD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC PELTZER CHAIRMAN 10.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TOMPKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN AMINI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON ECKERT DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON WILCOX DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 62350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415460 415460 21779 21779 437239 0 0 21779 4670 4670 2998 2998 RESEARCH PROJECT EXPENS 204962 204962 FUND LEADERSHIP EXPENSE 62350 62350 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH 14050 14050 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRAT 9600 6400 3200 2435 1358 100 977 301065 292118 7970 977 X 25 25 613047 751706 1500 1500 0 0 0 0 614572 753231 17120 8128 17120 8128 X 538896 686547 58556 58556 597452 745103 614572 753231 X 136174 11477 X 0 0 0 X 167052 147621 237186 254340 415460 1221659 167052 147621 237186 254340 415460 1221659 0 0 0 1221659 6862 21779 28641 6862 21779 28641 167052 147621 237186 261202 437239 1250300 0.97710 0.91500 0.02290 0.00680 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARD : CHASE 8128 8128 780049 342810 342810 437239 0 437239 643875 342810 342810 301065 0 301065 SCHEDULE D PART XI & PART XII LINE 2(B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTED SERVICES CERTAIN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND RECORDED AT FAIR MARKET VALUE IN THE PERIOD IN WHICH THE CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTED SERVICES PRIMARILY INCLUDED VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES, AND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BY THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR WHICH THEY DO NOT SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FUND. DONATED SERVICES ARE RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTIONS IF THE SERVICES (A) CREATE OR ENHANCE NONFINANCIAL ASSETS OR (B) REQUIRE SPECIALIZED SKILLS, ARE PERFORMED BY PEOPLE WITH THOSE SKILLS, AND WOULD OTHERWISE BE PURCHASED BY THE FUND. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 THE FUND RECOGNIZED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTED SERVICES FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF SERVICES RECEIVED FROM THE VOLUNTEERS. THE IN-KIND CONTRIBUTED SERVICES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 WERE AS FOLLOWS: TYPE OF SERVICE 2024 RESEARCH PROJECTS $305,655 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES $37,155 TOTAL $342,810 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVES WITHOUT COMPENSATION FROM THE FUND. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY $132,000 FOR SERVICES FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO COMMITTEES AND THEREFORE NO MEETINGS OR WRITTEN ACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ZARA MCDONALD, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND MICHAEL Z LAND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. 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, PART XI, LINE 9: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 11,477.