2024-04-26T12:22:19-04:00 2023-12-31 880374623 HOULDSWORTH RUSSO & COMPANY PC 8675 S EASTERN AVE STE A LAS VEGAS NV 89123 990 2023-01-01 454150138 DAZZLE AFRICA DAZZ 7023321501 11700 WEST CHARLESTON BLVD 170-66 LAS VEGAS NV 89135 STACY JAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7023321501 2024-04-26 true STACY JAMES 999009999 true JESSICA P SAYLES P01530213 7022699992 2024-04-26 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STACY JAMES 11700 WEST CHARLESTON BLVD 170-66 LAS VEGAS NV 89135 1341875 false X WWW.DAZZLEAFRICA.ORG X 2012 NV DAZZLE AFRICA, A 501 (C)(3) CHARITY, THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ZAMBIA, TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE LAND, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE IN ZAMBIA. 7 7 0 17 0 738058 641798 292258 699197 236 880 0 1030552 1341875 62419 92776 0 76744 74596 0 59412 1020152 1219985 1159315 1387357 -128763 -45482 460085 511830 306005 376402 154080 135428 X THE MISSION OF DAZZLE AFRICA IS TO PARTNER WITH LOCALLY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN MFUWE, ZAMBIA TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE LAND, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE IN ZAMBIA. false false 486423 92776 TOGETHER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES, DAZZLE AFRICA FUNDED CRITICAL PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA. CONSERVATION - ZAMBIA IS THE 'CROSSROADS FOR CONNECTIVITY'. IT BORDERS 8 COUNTRIES, CONNECTSEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN POPULATIONS, SHARES 4 TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS, AND HAS OVER 30% OF ITS LAND MANAGED FOR WILDLIFE USES. TO DATE, THE BIGGEST THREAT TO AFRICAN WILDLIFE IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA, IS POACHING, HABITAT LOSS AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT. AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE POACHED FOR THEIR TUSKS AND SOMETIMES SKIN, LIONS FOR THEIR BONES AND OTHER ANIMALS, SUCH AS ENDANGERED WILD DOGS ARE UNINTENDED VICTIMS OF POACHING BECAUSE OF INDISCRIMINATE WIRE SNARING. TO COMBAT THESE THREATS, DAZZLE AFRICA WORKS WITH IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS, CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA AND ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME TO ELIMINATE POACHING, REDUCE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS, BUILD CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AND RESEARCH AND MONITOR KEY SPECIES. 2023 CONSERVATION PROJECTS: - WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN - ANTI-POACHING SCOUT SUPPORT - WOMEN IN WILDLIFE PROGRAM - HELICOPTER PROGRAM (ANTI-POACHING/MONITORING) - CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE (ANTI-POACHING/RESEARCH) - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME CONSERVATION SOCCER TEAM AND RADIO SHOW - UNIVERSITY SPONSORED STUDENTS - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME'S CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM EDUCATION STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS DAZZLE AFRICA'S STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TRANSFORMS LIVES. BEING ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR HIGHER EDUCATION (POST TERTIARY/HIGH SCHOOL) IN THE SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, DAZZLE AFRICA GIVES YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRIVE FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. DAZZLE AFRICA ASSISTS STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH EXEMPLARY GRADES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO LEAD HEALTHY AND SELF-SUSTAINING LIVES. DAZZLE AFRICA'S TWENTY ONE 2023 STUDENTS ARE ALL SPONSORED BY COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS, SMALL GROUPS OF DONORS OR PAST SAFARI GUESTS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA CREATING SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS WITH THE PEOPLE OF MFUWE IS ONE OF DAZZLE AFRICA'S ULTIMATE GOALS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA DOES EXACTLY THAT. THROUGH EDUCATION TRAINING BY DAZZLE AFRICA, THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF MFUWE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUCCESSFULLY SOLD HANDS OVER ZAMBIA-MADE ITEMS TO TOURISTS AND FOR AUCTION IN US FUNDRAISERS SUPPORTING THEIR SCHOOL NEEDS. CLEAN WATER PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITY TO PROGRESS, IT NEEDS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. IN 2023, DAZZLE AFRICA AND ITS GENEROUS PARTNERS ADDED 27 NEW BOREHOLES TO BRING THE GRAND TOTAL TO 80 BOREHOLES AND PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE A DAY FOR UP TO 25 YEARS. BY HAVING ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, A HIGHER NUMBER OF GIRLS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY. 703628 699197 PHILANTHROPIC SAFARIS - DAZZLE AFRICA PHILANTHROPIC SAFARIS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVELERS TO HAVE RICH, FULFILLING AND ADVENTUROUS SAFARI EXPERIENCES. THESE SAFARIS ENGAGE THE TRAVELER, EDUCATE, RAISE AWARENESS, AND SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AFRICA. BY TRAVELING ON SAFARI AND SEEING BOTH THE BEAUTY AND THE BRUTAL CHALLENGES FACED BY THE COMMUNITY AND WILDLIFE, IT CREATES A CONNECTION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE POSSIBLE. OUR SAFARIS ARE PROVIDED AT COST TO TRAVELERS WITH A REQUIRED DONATION TO OUR ZAMBIAN PROGRAMS. 100% OF SAFARI DONATIONS ARE DIRECTED TO OUR ZAMBIAN AND RURAL AFRICAN PROJECTS, MANY THAT GUESTS ARE ABLE TO SEE WHILE ON SAFARI. 1190051 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 0 false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X STACY JAMES 7023321501 11700 WEST CHARLESTON BLVD 170-66 LAS VEGAS NV 89135 STACY JAMES EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 74596 0 0 MIKE PAREDES PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA MILSTER-DEWEY VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA MAYCOX TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CARL PARRISH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARLENE HELBERT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUE MERRILEES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH EARLY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 74596 false false false 641798 641798 SAFARI REVENUE 611710 699197 699197 699197 589 589 291 291 291 291 1341875 699488 589 92776 92776 74596 14919 44758 14919 26600 26600 56330 11266 33798 11266 18647 18647 28702 640 27422 640 1086 1086 1575 1575 4384 877 2630 877 SAFARI EXPENSES 703628 703628 CONSERVATION 365400 365400 DONOR RELATIONS 13063 13063 DEVELOPMENT 545 545 25 25 1387357 1190051 137894 59412 29365 26696 309322 325761 35 64087 76515 57311 82823 460085 511830 11589 306005 364813 306005 376402 X 154080 135428 154080 135428 460085 511830 -45482 26830 X false false false X 278061 299835 531857 738058 641798 2489609 278061 299835 531857 738058 641798 2489609 344844 2144765 925 27 15 236 589 1792 2491401 1530576 0.86090 0.86960 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true ZAMBIA, AFRICA PROGRAM DONATIONS EDUCATION 92776 ZAMBIA, AFRICA PROGRAM DONATIONS CONSERVATION 365400 458176 458176 EDUCATION & CONSERV. 92776 PMTS BY WIRE 1 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 ZAMBIA, AFRICA 92,776 0 ZAMBIA, AFRICA 365,400 0 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TOGETHER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FAMILIES, AND BUSINESSES, DAZZLE AFRICA FUNDED CRITICAL PROJECTS IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA. CONSERVATION - ZAMBIA IS THE 'CROSSROADS FOR CONNECTIVITY'. IT BORDERS 8 COUNTRIES, CONNECTSEASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN POPULATIONS, SHARES 4 TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS, AND HAS OVER 30% OF ITS LAND MANAGED FOR WILDLIFE USES. TO DATE, THE BIGGEST THREAT TO AFRICAN WILDLIFE IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA, IS POACHING, HABITAT LOSS AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT. AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE POACHED FOR THEIR TUSKS AND SOMETIMES SKIN, LIONS FOR THEIR BONES AND OTHER ANIMALS, SUCH AS ENDANGERED WILD DOGS ARE UNINTENDED VICTIMS OF POACHING BECAUSE OF INDISCRIMINATE WIRE SNARING. TO COMBAT THESE THREATS, DAZZLE AFRICA WORKS WITH IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS, CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA AND ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME TO ELIMINATE POACHING, REDUCE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS, BUILD CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AND RESEARCH AND MONITOR KEY SPECIES. 2023 CONSERVATION PROJECTS: - WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN - ANTI-POACHING SCOUT SUPPORT - WOMEN IN WILDLIFE PROGRAM - HELICOPTER PROGRAM (ANTI-POACHING/MONITORING) - CESSNA 180 AIRPLANE (ANTI-POACHING/RESEARCH) - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME CONSERVATION SOCCER TEAM AND RADIO SHOW - UNIVERSITY SPONSORED STUDENTS - ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME'S CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST TRAINING PROGRAM EDUCATION STUDENT SPONSORSHIPS DAZZLE AFRICA'S STUDENT SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM TRANSFORMS LIVES. BEING ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR HIGHER EDUCATION (POST TERTIARY/HIGH SCHOOL) IN THE SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, DAZZLE AFRICA GIVES YOUNG ADULTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRIVE FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION. DAZZLE AFRICA ASSISTS STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH EXEMPLARY GRADES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. OUR STUDENTS GO ON TO LEAD HEALTHY AND SELF-SUSTAINING LIVES. DAZZLE AFRICA'S TWENTY ONE 2023 STUDENTS ARE ALL SPONSORED BY COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS, SMALL GROUPS OF DONORS OR PAST SAFARI GUESTS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA CREATING SELF-SUSTAINING PROGRAMS WITH THE PEOPLE OF MFUWE IS ONE OF DAZZLE AFRICA'S ULTIMATE GOALS. HANDS OVER ZAMBIA DOES EXACTLY THAT. THROUGH EDUCATION TRAINING BY DAZZLE AFRICA, THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF MFUWE SECONDARY SCHOOL SUCCESSFULLY SOLD HANDS OVER ZAMBIA-MADE ITEMS TO TOURISTS AND FOR AUCTION IN US FUNDRAISERS SUPPORTING THEIR SCHOOL NEEDS. CLEAN WATER PROJECT FOR A COMMUNITY TO PROGRESS, IT NEEDS ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER. IN 2023, DAZZLE AFRICA AND ITS GENEROUS PARTNERS ADDED 27 NEW BOREHOLES TO BRING THE GRAND TOTAL TO 80 BOREHOLES AND PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE A DAY FOR UP TO 25 YEARS. BY HAVING ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, A HIGHER NUMBER OF GIRLS ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY IS DEVELOPING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, AND THE OVERALL ECONOMY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPLETE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE BEING SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA BEFORE DETERMINING AND APPROVING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B NONE OF THE OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED EXCEPT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST.