Public Charity

COUGAR FUND INC

COUGAR FUND INC is a Public Charity headquartered in JACKSON, WY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $343K revenue, $247K expenses, $348K total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311796418 JACKSON, WY Wildlife Preservation & Protection NTEE: D30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$343K
Total Expenses$247K
Total Assets$348K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE COUGAR FUND PROTECTS COUGARS, BEARS, WOLVES, AND OTHER NATIVE CARNIVORES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THEIR ESSENTIAL ECOLOGICAL ROLE, BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING SOUND SCIENCE, AND BY MONITORING STATE AND REGIONAL POLICIES TO HELP ENSURE A LASTING PLACE FOR THESE SPECIES ALONGSIDE HUMAN COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Cougar Fund Inc

How Cougar Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $94 for programs

$69
Cougar Fund participates in public events, providing opportunities to disseminate educational material, information, and resources promoting current science related to large carnivores
74% of program spending
$25
Research is an important resource for cougar management
26% of program spending
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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

2024
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$230,120
2024
TETON COUNTY, WY GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$72,795
2023
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$180,000
2023
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$75,840
2022
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$130,000

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Jane Goodall
TREASURER Patricio Robles Gill
MANAGING DIRECTOR Penelope Maldonado
PRESIDENT Thomas D Mangelsen

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,104,466 14 grants
Animal Welfare
$5,100 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $343K $247K $348K
2024 $270K $147K $241K
2023 $100K $172K $112K
2022 $227K $181K $170K
2021 $175K $205K $128K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $175K to $343K (+96%), with total assets most recently reported at $348K.

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