2024-08-05T11:26:15-05:00 2023-12-31 941481988 BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP 10100 TRINITY PARKWAYSTE 310 STOCKTON CA 95219 990 2023-01-01 884164062 WILD AFRICA FUND WILD 4152543174 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 PETER KNIGHTS CEO 4152543174 2024-08-02 1 0 TARA EASTWOOD P00539129 2094731040 2024-08-02 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X PETER KNIGHTS 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 3600907 0 X WWW.WILDAFRICAFUND.ORG X 2022 CA WILD AFRICA FUND'S MISSION IS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATOR IN AFRICA, FOSTERING THE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL WILL TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE FOREVER. WILD AFRICA FUND EMPLOYS MASS COMMUNICATIONS SUCH AS THE MUSIC FOR WILDLIFE CONCERTS AND POACHING STEALS FROM US ALL CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF POACHING, HABITAT LOSS AND HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT. IT PROMOTES WILDLIFE TOURISM AND CARBON OFFSET AS SOURCES OF CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. IT PROMOTES AND DIRECTLY SUPPORTS LOCAL WILDLIFE PROGRAMS FROM OFFICES IN CAPE TOWN, LAGOS, HARARE AND KIGALI AND IS RUNNING THE PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY UNDER WILDAID IN SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA AND ZIMBABWE. 5 4 2 4 0 0 10064 3585328 0 0 0 15579 0 -12031 10064 3588876 0 886500 0 0 0 402878 0 0 108494 89 586531 89 1875909 9975 1712967 9975 1712330 0 4385 9975 1707945 X WILD AFRICA FUND IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND PROMOTING EFFORTS THAT PRESERVE AFRICA'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES THAT RELY ON IT. 0 0 1517748 886500 WE ARE PARTNERED WITH OVER 150 AMBASSADORS FROM MUSIC, SPORTS, FILM, TV, BUSINESS, RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT FROM NIGERIA, GHANA, NAMIBIA, ZIMBABWE, SOMALILAND, SOUTH AFRICA, RWANDA, AND TANZANIA. WE ARE BUILDING A PAN-AFRICAN MEDIA DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THROUGH MORE THAN 25 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS, AS WELL AS RADIO, NEWSPAPER, BILLBOARD AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF PROGRAMMING.WE SEEK TO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY POPULARIZING IT AND ENGAGING A BROAD AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH. BY GIVING A PLATFORM TO HIGH-PROFILE, CONCERNED AFRICANS AND SUPPORTING ON THE GROUND EFFORTS, WE SEEK TO ENGAGE URBAN POPULATIONS IN EXPERIENCING WILDLIFE TOURISM, SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE MODERN WILDLIFE LAWS AND THEIR ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT, AND EMPOWERING LOCAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE LOOK TO INCREASE REPORTING OF WILDLIFE CRIME AND TO REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL BUSHMEAT, PROTECTING ENDANGERED SPECIES AND MINIMIZING THE RISK OF ZOONOTIC DISEASE. FINALLY, WE AIM TO CHANGE HUMAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT INTO PEACEFUL AND BENEFICIAL COEXISTENCE AND PROMOTE WAYS TO REDUCE HABITAT DEGRADATION. 1517748 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 CA X X THE ORGANIZATION 4152543174 3431 A ST MARYS ROAD LAFAYETTE CA 94549 PETER KNIGHTS CHAIR, CEO 40.00 X X 180000 0 30607 EMILY ALDRICH SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MERRY DEMPSEY TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD PINTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE BARLOW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CORIE KNIGHTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 137765 0 29236 317765 0 59843 2 0 1 0 0 99500 3485828 100030 3585328 15579 15579 0 99500 12031 -12031 -12031 3588876 0 0 3548 886500 886500 210607 105304 63182 42121 137765 104883 32882 29580 142 20911 8527 24926 6733 12463 5730 24091 24091 113104 113104 342695 331530 11165 93669 74435 19234 12972 12972 1875909 1517748 249667 108494 7028 196089 1308148 80276 2947 27787 100030 9975 1712330 4385 0 4385 X 9975 1707945 9975 1707945 9975 1712330 1712967 -14997 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 10064 3585328 3595392 10064 3585328 3595392 3595392 3595392 1.00000 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 3600907 12031 12031 3588876 0 3588876 1887940 12031 12031 1875909 0 1875909 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN OTHER-THAN-PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - $12,031 PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - $12,031 SCHEDULE D, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD UNDER SECTION 23701(D). THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN OTHER-THAN-PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION N/A 886500 0 0 0 0 0 0 886500 0 886500 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT LOCAL WILDLIFE PROGRAMS 886500 CHECK/WIRE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS SIGNED CONTRACTS WITH GRANTEES. THEY HAVE PERSONNEL IN CHARGE AT EACH FOREIGN COUNTRY LOCATION TO MAINTAIN THE RECORDS AND FOLLOW UP WITH THE GRANTEES. RECEPTION 99500 99500 855 11176 99500 99500 855 11176 12031 -12031 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PETER KNIGHTS CHAIR, CEO 180000 0 0 0 0 0 6636 0 23971 0 210607 0 0 0 CORIE KNIGHTS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 137765 0 0 0 0 0 5266 0 23970 0 167001 0 0 0 X 2 100030 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 PETER KNIGHTS AND CORIE KNIGHTS ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS CHANGED FROM WILDER AFRICA FOUNDATION TO WILD AFRICA FUND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 IS SHARED BY EMAIL WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA FROM LOCAL SURVEYS AND SETS BOTH EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATIONS. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REQUEST. THE 990 WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION WEBSITE. WILD AFRICA FUND NPC 4 FAIRFIELD CLOSE CAPER FISH HOEK WESTERN CAPE SF 910686524 CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SF N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 WILD AFRICA FUND NPC B 882500 CASH