2025-11-13T13:34:26-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD 500 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2024-01-01 474066524 CONSERVATION X LABS INC CONS 9196943784 1066 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 ALEX DEHGAN CEO 8555939675 2025-11-10 1 1 JOSHUA G DZYAK CPA P01398949 3017705100 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALEX DEHGAN 1066 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 9133027 0 X WWW.CONSERVATIONXLABS.ORG X 2015 DC APPLYING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO PREVENT THE SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION. 7 5 31 1485 0 0 3604804 8957516 0 0 1154 150 60931 135348 3666889 9093014 406733 298115 0 0 3778022 5311006 0 0 475035 1856580 1608989 6041335 7218110 -2374446 1874904 1884725 4552925 153938 236231 1730787 4316694 X TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY, SPEED, COST, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SCALING OF CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH HARNESSING EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO PREVENT HUMAN-INDUCED EXTINCTION. 0 0 979729 106194 IN 2024, CONSERVATION X LABS COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE FIRE GRAND CHALLENGE (HTTPS://CONSERVATIONXLABS.COM/FIRE), AFTER HOSTING THE FINAL TWO CONVENINGS OF THE PARTICIPATORY DESIGN PROCESS IN INDONESIA AND CALIFORNIA. FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, THE TEAM DETAILED THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, CONTINUED BUILDING A COALITION OF KEY PARTNERS, EXPANDED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS HELPING CULTURAL FIRE PRACTITIONERS CRAFT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE WILDLAND FIRE MITIGATION & MANAGEMENT COMMISSION. THE TEAM THEN LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM IN AUGUST, PUTTING OUT A CALL FOR SOLUTIONS THAT CAN TRANSFORM LOCAL AND SYSTEMIC FIRE STEWARDSHIP BY BRINGING TOGETHER PLACE-BASED KNOWLEDGE WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY. OVER 90 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS AND 50 COMMUNITIES APPLIED TO PARTICIPATED, AND 70 REVIEWERS HELP SELECT THE SEMI-FINALISTS WHO THEN MOVED ON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE'S NOVEL MATCHMAKING PROCESS. IN 2024, CONSERVATION X LABS LAUNCHED ITS ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATIONS THAT REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTION WHILE SUPPORTING BIODIVERSITY. THE PROGRAM IS PLANNING ITS FIRST BIG THINK IN THE AMAZON IN EARLY 2025. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKED THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CXTP CHALLENGE IN THE AMAZON, WHICH FUNDED AND FIELD-TESTED BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO WILDFIRES ACROSS CRITICAL FOREST FRONTIERS. 1550953 18175 CONSERVATION X LABS IS DEVELOPING A PORTABLE, BATTERY-POWERED, RAPID, AND LOW-COST HANDHELD DEVICE CALLED THE NABIT THAT DETECTS DNA OR RNA TARGETS IN THE FIELD WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A LABORATORY, REAGENTS, EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT, OR SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR EXPERTISE. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED DEVELOPING THE NABIT DEVICE TO DETECT PATHOGENS AND INVASIVE SPECIES, AND BEGAN DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL DISEASE ASSAYS FOR MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS, MPOX VIRUS, AND SWINEPOX VIRUS, AS WELL AS SPECIES DETECTION ASSAYS FOR PACIFIC SALMON. WE COMPLETED A DESIGN-FOR-MANUFACTURING OVERHAUL ON THE NABIT DEVICE TO IMPROVE DURABILITY, PERFORMANCE, AND COST EFFICIENCY. ADDITIONALLY, WE INITIATED DEVELOPMENT ON A NEW WORKFLOW THAT INTEGRATES ENVIRONMENTAL DNA COLLECTION FROM WATER SAMPLES INTO NABIT TESTS. 968505 6000 SENTINEL IS AN AI-POWERED EDGE DEVICE DEVELOPED BY CONSERVATION X LABS TO TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL TRAIL CAMERAS INTO INTELLIGENT, NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING TOOLS. DESIGNED FOR THE MOST REMOTE AND CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS, SENTINEL PROCESSES IMAGES DIRECTLY ON THE DEVICE USING AI AND DELIVERS ACTIONABLE DATA FROM ANYWHERE. BY REDUCING FALSE ALERTS AND OPTIMIZING DATA DELIVERY, SENTINEL ENABLES FASTER RESPONSES TO CRITICAL EVENTS, HELPING CONSERVATIONISTS, LAND MANAGERS, GOVERNMENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES EFFICIENTLY MANAGE PROTECTED AREAS AND MONITOR WILDLIFE. MORE THAN 400 DEVICES HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED ACROSS 14 COUNTRIES, EMPOWERING USERS WITH SCALABLE, FIELD-READY AI SOLUTIONS FOR THE HARDEST CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. 1622538 167746 1622538 167746 5121725 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC WA X X X MATT SUNDAHL 9196943784 1066 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 DR ALEX DEHGAN CEO 40.00 X X 292836 0 11714 DR PAUL BUNJE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 292836 0 11714 ALEXANDRA HARTMAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DON KARL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THANE KREINER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAHAN MOSLEHI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND MCCAULEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 585672 0 23428 2 0 1 0 ECOTECH LAW 5 3RD STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 134358 1 245258 8712258 8957516 150 150 144116 40013 104103 104103 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 31245 31245 31245 9093014 104103 0 31395 69898 69898 35071 35071 193146 193146 609101 455379 109095 44627 4069830 3098006 673642 298182 121832 91085 21821 8926 210309 131982 60846 17481 299934 189692 89963 20279 83534 72462 11072 29500 29500 213716 37049 127795 48872 110807 38591 65457 6759 197604 89274 108330 205770 112124 68332 25314 54093 34164 18084 1845 30509 6947 23562 LAB COSTS 410273 410156 117 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 111358 24397 84211 2750 INVENTORY WRITE OFF 98991 98991 EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS 32052 32052 30782 250 30532 7218110 5121725 1621350 475035 1440401 2460172 26131 26263 0 1774517 132301 98979 26578 12763 253742 90498 172045 163244 87269 16987 1884725 4552925 95546 236231 58392 0 153938 236231 X 1730787 2542177 0 1774517 1730787 4316694 1884725 4552925 1874904 711003 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5343075 4820353 7233950 3457133 8957516 29812027 5343075 4820353 7233950 3457133 8957516 29812027 16521032 13290995 2700 574 1052 1154 150 5630 31245 31245 29848902 0.44530 0.39620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 253742 90498 163244 163244 X 9272040 179026 179026 9093014 0 9093014 7397136 179026 179026 7218110 0 7218110 PART X, LINE 2: CONSERVATION X LABS IS EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES ON ITS EXEMPT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAX IS IMPOSED ON ANY INCOME RELATED TO CONSERVATION X LABS'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. CONSERVATION X LABS HAS DETERMINED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR OBLIGATIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024. CONSERVATION X LABS'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. 0 SOUTH AMERICA PROGRAM SERVICES CONSERVATION 185198 CENTRAL ASIA PROGRAM SERVICES CONSERVATION 142024 0 0 0 0 0 0 327222 0 327222 PERU DEVELOP, TEST, AND SCALE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSERVATION IN THE AMAZON 66760 WIRE 0 NA FMV UNITED KINGDOM PREVENT FURTHER MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION 12030 WIRE 0 NA FMV KYRGYZSTAN ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PERSIAN AND SNOW LEOPARDS 46127 WIRE 0 NA FMV COLOMBIA DEVELOP, TEST, AND SCALE TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONSERVATION IN THE AMAZON 10500 WIRE 0 NA FMV TURKMENISTAN ADVANCE SOLUTIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PERSIAN AND SNOW LEOPARDS 54229 WIRE 0 NA FMV 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY 2300 SOUTHERN BLVD BRONX NY 10460 131740011 46018 0 FMV ACCELERATING INNOVATION FOR ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 11 35071 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR ALEX DEHGAN CEO 292836 0 0 0 0 0 11714 0 0 0 304550 0 0 0 DR PAUL BUNJE VICE PRESIDENT 292836 0 0 0 0 0 11714 0 0 0 304550 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPAED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT, AND REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING THE CEO AND COO ARE SUBJECT TO CONSERVATION X LABS'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. DETERMINATIONS OF CONFLICTS ARE MADE AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEVEL AND IF THERE IS A CONFLICT THE INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION OR EVENT UNDER REVIEW. THIS EVENT IS THEN DOCUMENTED AND STORED IN OUR CONTEMPORANEOUS NOTES OF THE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CONSERVATION X LABS (CXL) HAS IMPLEMENTED BOARD-APPROVED CAREER TRACKS AND BANDS, DESIGNED BY AN INDEPENDENT SALARY CONSULTANT, ALIGNING WITH COMPARATIVE RATES FOR SIMILAR ROLES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL COMPENSATION AT CXL IS DETERMINED BY A FORMULA THAT CONSIDERS COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN WASHINGTON, DC (E.G., GLASSDOOR DATA), THE GENERAL SCHEDULE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, ANALYSIS OF SALARY INFORMATION REPORTED ON IRS FORM 990 FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE. SALARIES FOR SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE POSITIONS ARE SET ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL MARKET FOR THESE SPECIALIZED SKILLS, GIVEN THE COMPETITIVE DEMAND IN THE UNITED STATES. THE EXECUTIVE SALARY IS RECOMMENDED BY AN INDEPENDENT SALARY CONSULTANT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. CXL'S SALARY STRUCTURE IS TRANSPARENT, WITH SALARIES AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY FUNDERS AND THE BOARD, INCLUDED IN U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND CONSISTENT WITH GOVERNMENT RATES FOR SIMILAR ROLES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONSERVATION X LABS IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY, OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS POLICIES, AND TAXES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST AND THIS IS STATED ON OUR WEBSITE. WE ALSO POST OUR 990 DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY ON GUIDESTAR AND ON OUR WEBSITE AND PROVIDE EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORTS TO ALL PARTNERS AND FOUNDATIONS THAT FUND US. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR CONSERVATION X LABS PBC 1066 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 465738661 CONSERVATION DE N/A C 159 0.51000 1 THYLACINE BIOSCIENCES INC 1066 31ST STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20007 880652774 DEMOCRATIZING GENETICS DE N/A C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0