2025-10-28T11:55:03-05:00 2024-12-31 941481988 BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP 10100 TRINITY PARKWAYSTE 310 STOCKTON CA 95219 990 2024-01-01 884164062 WILD AFRICA WILD 4152543174 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 PETER KNIGHTS CEO 4152543174 2025-10-27 1 0 TARA EASTWOOD P00539129 2094731040 2025-10-24 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X PETER KNIGHTS 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 2678422 0 X WWW.WILDAFRICAFUND.ORG X 2022 CA WILD AFRICA FUND'S MISSION IS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATOR IN AFRICA, FOSTERING THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL WILL TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOREVER. WILD AFRICA FUND EMPLOYS MASS COMMUNICATIONS SUCH AS THE MUSIC FOR WILDLIFE CONCERTS AND POACHING STEALS FROM US ALL CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF POACHING, HABITAT LOSS AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT. IT PROMOTES WILDLIFE TOURISM AND CARBON OFFSET AS SOURCES OF CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. IT PROMOTES AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL WILDLIFE PROGRAMS FROM OFFICES IN CAPE TOWN, LAGOS, HARARE AND KIGALI AND IS RUNNING THE PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY UNDER WILDAID IN SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA AND ZIMBABWE. 5 4 2 12 0 0 3585328 2598208 0 0 15579 32890 -12031 -145704 3588876 2485394 886500 1169556 0 0 402878 515419 0 0 247470 586531 286714 1875909 1971689 1712967 513705 1712330 2291545 4385 69895 1707945 2221650 X WILD AFRICA FUND IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING EFFORTS THAT PRESERVE AFRICA'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON IT. 0 0 1571304 1169556 WE ARE PARTNERED WITH OVER 200 AMBASSADORS FROM MUSIC, SPORTS, FILM, TV, BUSINESS, RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT FROM NIGERIA, GHANA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, SOMALILAND, SOUTH AFRICA, RWANDA, AND TANZANIA. WE ARE BUILDING A PAN-AFRICAN MEDIA DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THROUGH MORE THAN 25 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS, AS WELL AS RADIO, NEWSPAPER, BILLBOARD AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF PROGRAMMING.WE SEEK TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY POPULARIZING IT AND ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH. BY GIVING A PLATFORM TO HIGH-PROFILE, CONCERNED AFRICANS AND SUPPORTING ON THE GROUND EFFORTS, WE SEEK TO ENGAGE URBAN POPULATIONS IN EXPERIENCING WILDLIFE TOURISM, SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE MODERN WILDLIFE LAWS AND THEIR ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT, AND EMPOWERING LOCAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE LOOK TO INCREASE REPORTING OF WILDLIFE CRIME AND TO REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL BUSHMEAT, PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES AND MINIMIZING THE RISK OF ZOONOTIC DISEASE. FINALLY, WE AIM TO CHANGE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT INTO PEACEFUL AND BENEFICIAL COEXISTENCE AND PROMOTE WAYS TO REDUCE HABITAT DEGRADATION. 1571304 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 4152543174 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 PETER KNIGHTS CHAIR, CEO 40.00 X X 222133 0 33937 EMILY ALDRICH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MERRY DEMPSEY TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD PINTER DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE BARLOW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENT GRAY DIRECTOR (EFF 12/24) 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORIE KNIGHTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 196667 0 33097 418800 0 67034 2 0 1 0 0 1182980 1415228 717243 2598208 32890 32890 47224 1182980 193028 -145804 -145804 OTHER INCOME 900099 100 100 100 2485394 0 0 -112814 1169556 1169556 256070 204856 25607 25607 196667 39334 157333 33097 6620 26477 29585 11943 4429 13213 440 440 15500 15500 39813 21053 11171 7589 9048 6245 1662 1141 53342 41600 11742 4035 2017 1211 807 PRODUCTION EXPENSES 146732 146732 BANK FEES 17804 8902 5341 3561 1971689 1571304 152915 247470 196089 1174569 1308148 920844 80276 168582 27787 268 100030 11477 0 15805 1712330 2291545 4385 69895 4385 69895 X 1707945 2221650 1707945 2221650 1712330 2291545 513705 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 10064 3585328 2882126 6477518 10064 3585328 2882126 6477518 6477518 32890 32890 100 100 6510508 0.99490 1.00000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 100. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 2485394 0 2485394 0 2485394 1971689 0 1971689 0 1971689 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN OTHER-THAN-PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION N/A 1169556 0 0 0 0 0 0 1169556 0 1169556 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO, TO IMPLEMENT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS 1169556 CHECK/WIRE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE CEO OVERSEES ALL AND APPROVES EXPENSES OF GRANTEE WILD AFRICA FUND SA GUARDIANS OF THE WILD 1230204 1182980 47224 105245 16392 54686 3750 12955 1230204 1182980 47224 105245 16392 54686 3750 12955 193028 -145804 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PETER KNIGHTS CHAIR, CEO 193333 0 28800 0 0 0 9185 0 24752 0 256070 0 0 0 CORIE KNIGHTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 160667 0 36000 0 0 0 8087 0 25010 0 229764 0 0 0 X 79 20753 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 25 696490 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): CONTRIBUTIONS DETERMINED BASED ON ITEMS CONTRIBUTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER KNIGHTS AND CORIE KNIGHTS ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION HAD A CHANGE IN NAME. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS SHARED BY EMAIL WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DURING THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF YEAR DECLARATIONS ARE MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA FROM LOCAL SURVEYS AND SETS BOTH EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REQUEST. THE 990 WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION WEBSITE. WILD AFRICA FUND NPC 4 FAIRFIELD CLOSE CAPER FISH HOEK WESTERN CAPE SF 910686524 CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SF N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 WILD AFRICA FUND NPC B 1149999 CASH