Public Charity

BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA

BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA, of RIDGEFIELD, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7.9M in revenue, $6.3M in expenses, $6.1M in total assets. 75 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 273455389 RIDGEFIELD, WA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.9M
Total Expenses$6.3M
Total Assets$6.1M
Grant Records75
Funding Total$16.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

USING INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES, PARTNER NGOS, NATIONAL PARKS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION)BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA SEEKS TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN EAST AFRICA'S WILDLIFE AND WILD LANDS, INCLUDING ONE OF THE GREATEST POPULATIONS OF ELEPHANTS LEFT IN EAST AFRICA. THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO FUND COORDINATED ANTI-POACHING TEAMS IN EAST AFRICA OPERATING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE KENYA-TANZANIA BORDER, BIG LIFE USA RECOGNIZES THAT SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIVE APPROACH, WHICH IS AT THE HEART OF BIG LIFE USA'S PHILOSOPHY: CONSERVATION SUPPORTS THE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE SUPPORT CONSERVATION. BIG LIFE USA'S VISION IS TO ESTABLISH A SUCCESSFUL HOLISTIC CONSERVATION MODEL IN THE AMBOSELI-TSAVO-KILIMANJARO ECOSYSTEM THAT CAN BE REPLICATED ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

Officers & Directors

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Alexandra Hostetter
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Amy Baird
DIRECTOR Barry Turkus
TREASURER, DIRECTOR Chris Sattler
DIRECTOR (THRU 12/24) Claudine Cohen
DIRECTOR Dereck Joubert

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,592,214 9 grants
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$900,500 2 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$533,582 7 grants
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$422,500 7 grants
SVE RHINOS/ELEPHANTS
$300,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.9M $6.3M $6.1M
2023 $5.4M $4.9M $4.5M
2022 $6.8M $5.6M $3.9M
2021 $6.1M $4.3M $2.8M
2020 $3.9M $4.5M $998K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.9M to $7.9M (+102%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.1M.

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