Mission
PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT ICONIC SPECIES AND CONSERVE HABITAT IN THE GREATER AMBOSELI ECOSYSTEM.
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 2025 filing shows $7.9M in revenue, $10.2M in expenses, $3.9M in total assets. 79 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $16.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 273455389
RIDGEFIELD, WA
Wildlife Sanctuaries
NTEE: D34
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.9M
Total Expenses$10.2M
Total Assets$3.9M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$16.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Big Life Foundation USA
How Big Life Foundation USA divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$6
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $88 for programs
$65
Wildlife security and habitat:Big Life Foundation USA funds programs that seek to prevent the poaching of all wildlife within our area of operation across kenya and tanzania
$21
Community and outreach:fighting wildlife crime helps the ecosystem today, but winning the hearts and minds of the community and providing a mutual benefit through conservation is the only…
$2
Human-wildlife conflict:Big Life Foundation USA funds collaborative programs to help mitigate the negative impact of human-wildlife interaction, such as mitigating crop-raiding by hungry elephants, both for the people…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
SUPPORT COMM HEALTH
$15,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,634,136
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$125,120
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$64,500
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Alexandra Hostetter
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Amy Baird
DIRECTOR
Barry Turkus
DIRECTOR
Chris Sattler
DIRECTOR
Claudine Cohen
DIRECTOR
Dereck Joubert
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.9M | $10.2M | $3.9M |
| 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 |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.1M to $7.9M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.