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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,341,293 | $2,715,666 | $2,822,976 | $49,898,793 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 11% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETYBRONX, NY | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSTIY MONITORING IN BOMA, MBE AND AFI, NOUABALE-NDOKI AND TARANGIRE PARKS". | $525,000 | 2020 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cassetta | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $190,000 |
| Michael Nkonu | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $7,000 |
| Julius Ecuru | SECRETARY | 1.50 | $7,000 |
| Alasdair Philip | TRUSTEE |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $45,845,729 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $8,140,939 | $4,708,532 | $3,110,398 | $47,569,660 | $43,156,226 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $1,935,465 | $3,633,096 | $2,392,200 | $44,388,946 | $41,185,867 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $4,706,989 | $2,460,351 | $2,201,020 | $55,350,781 | $52,945,310 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $3,343,905 | $2,987,439 | $2,915,861 | $51,039,906 | $48,449,809 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,413,985 | $3,654,536 | $2,729,388 | $48,007,785 | $45,091,564 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $3,007,244 | $2,861,972 | $2,322,128 | $42,611,067 | $40,245,095 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $2,630,352 | $2,248,888 | $1,229,872 | $46,570,200 | $44,341,354 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $2,226,855 | $2,510,707 | $1,650,521 | $42,086,777 | $40,476,600 |
| GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FACILITY SECRETARIAT |
| IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO IMPLEMENT FIVE PROJECTS AS PART OF GBIF'S BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (BID) PROGRAM. |
| $488,994 |
| 2021 |
| FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - US INCMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN GONAREZHOU, MAHALE, AND SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK" | $280,000 | 2020 |
| FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY - US INCMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WASHINGTON, DC | FOR THE PROJECT "ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN THE NSUMBU ECOSYSTEM." | $274,673 | 2022 |
| AFRICAN PARKS FOUNDATION OF AMERICAMatched to this organization because 17 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "BIODIVERSITY MONITORING IN GARAMBA AND GREATER ZAKOUNA PARKS". | $210,500 | 2020 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS | IN SUPPORT OF ITS PROJECT "BIODIVERISTY MONITORING IN GOLDEN GATE, KRUGER-SKUKUZA AND MOUNTAIN ZEBRA PARKS". | $208,740 | 2020 |
| SANPARKS SCIENTIFIC SERVICES | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | $178,100 | 2022 |
| SANPARKS SCIENTIFIC SERVICES | FOR THE PROJECT "OVERCOMING PANDEMIC THREATS TO BIOINFORMATICS IN SOUTH AFRICA'S NATIONAL PARKS." | $175,000 | 2024 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAGAINESVILLE, FL | FOR THE PROJECT "FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY DATA OF RIVERS OF THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN." | $150,000 | 2024 |
| ASSOCIATION FOR WATER AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "ENHANCED BIOINFORMATICS CAPACITY FOR DATA SHARING AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK." | $148,000 | 2021 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK " THE AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY CHALLENGE: UNLOCKING DECISION- DATA PATHWAYS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" | $147,000 | 2021 |
| LAKE TANGANYIKA FLOATING HEALTH CLINICCHICAGO, IL | FOR THE PROJECT "CROSS-SECTORAL HOUSEHOLD AND CRITICAL BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS IN RIPARIAN SOUTH KIVU AND TANGANYIKA PROVINCES, D.R. CONGO" | $144,500 | 2023 |
| LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK " FOR HARNESSING POLLINATOR BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS IN MALAWI TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF AGROECOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS." | $135,837 | 2020 |
| SADC GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE | FOR THE PROJECT "GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS (GDES) AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE KHAKEA/BRAY TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER". | $135,000 | 2021 |
| FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK TO EXPAND RESEARCH CAPACITY AND DATA ACCESS FOR THE FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM (THE "PROJECT OR "FBIS-2"). | $135,000 | 2021 |
| FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTREKOMMETJIE | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING LONG-TERM CHANGE IN RIVERS IN THE CAPE FLORISTIC REGION, SOUTH AFRICA." | $133,000 | 2018 |
| UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "SECOND GENERATION OF FUNDING FOR THE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS TRAINING CURRICULUM." | $132,800 | 2022 |
| SADC GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE | FOR THE PROJECT "GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEMS (GDES) AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE KHAKEA/BRAY TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER". | $130,100 | 2022 |
| AFRICAN CONSERVATION CENTRE USBOULDER, CO | SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "DEVELOPING A WEB-BASED BIODIVERSITY KNOWLEDGEBASE TO SUPPORT DECISION MAKING IN KENYA." | $124,000 | 2016 |
| UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "FOR DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN RWANDA." | $121,804 | 2022 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTECLAREMONT | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY CHALLENGE: UNLOCKING DATA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" | $120,000 | 2017 |
| MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "TO DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS MSC PROGRAMME AT THE MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST). | $117,000 | 2021 |
| MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "TO DEVELOPMENT OF A BIODIVERSITY INFORMATICS MSC PROGRAMME AT THE MALAWI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST). | $117,000 | 2022 |
| WATER JOURNALISTS AFRICA | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "INFONILE.ORG: A GEOJOURNALISM PLATFORM CONNECTING JOURNALISTS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE NILE BASIN FOR DATA-BASED COMMUNICATION ON BIODIVERSITY." | $116,000 | 2021 |
| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KENYANAIROBI | IN SUPPORT OF ITS WORK "DEVELOPING A FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE TANA RIVER BASIN, KENYA, FOR IMPROVED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING." | $115,000 | 2019 |
| 1.50 |
| $7,000 |
| Baldwyn Torto | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.50 | $7,000 |
| Michelle Jl Martin | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $7,000 |
| Guy Midgley | PRESIDENT | 1.50 | $7,000 |
| Mohammed Bakarr | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Grace Mwaura | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Alecia Chen | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
| Benjamin Rader | TRUSTEE | 1.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433169349100223
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202343109349101069
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202243119349100619
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202103009349100910
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202011999349100006
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941339349103304
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201841299349100234
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721309349101062
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