2026-08-06T18:44:08-04:00 2026-03-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DR STE 1700 IRVINE CA 92618 990 2025-04-01 300224549 THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA INC % MELISSA SCIACCA DAVI 9493053785 25283 CABOT RD 101 LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653 MELISSA SCIACCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9493053785 2026-08-04 true Israel Tannenbaum CPA P01589203 9492612808 2026-08-04 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA MELISSA SCIACCA 25283 CABOT RD 101 LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653 54590427 false X SHELDRICKWILDLIFETRUST.ORG X 2004 IN TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN WILDLIFE PRESERVATION. 6 6 5 10 0 0 18208343 22444005 0 0 459709 194963 161627 164527 18829679 22803495 13884419 18034555 0 0 435713 501867 0 0 36734 369742 408757 14689874 18945179 4139805 3858316 20610123 24406648 884682 399801 19725441 24006847 X TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PROGRAMS WHICH SPECIALIZE IN THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF WILDLIFE PRESERVATION. THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY OF THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS PURPOSE WILL BE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS OF THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (THE "TRUST"). false false 18177349 18034555 THE ORGANIZATION'S MOST IMPORTANT PROGRAM EFFORT IS FUNDING THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST ("DSWT") (DBA SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST (SWT)) WHICH, TO-DATE, HAS SUCCESSFULLY HAND-RAISED OVER 250 INFANT ELEPHANTS, ALONG WITH ACCOMPLISHING ITS LONG-TERM CONSERVATION PRIORITY BY EFFECTIVELY REINTEGRATING ORPHANS BACK INTO THE WILD. DSWT FOCUSES ON THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE THROUGH ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS, SURVEILLING AND SAFE GUARDING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ENHANCING COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ADDRESSING ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, PROVIDING VETERINARY ASSISTANCE TO ANIMALS IN NEED, AND RESCUING AND HAND REARING ELEPHANT AND RHINO ORPHANS. REARING ELEPHANT AND RHINO ORPHANS. 18177349 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 5 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X MELISSA SCIACCA 9493053785 25283 CABOT RD 101 LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653 MELISSA SCIACCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.0 0.0 X 290083 0 15337 ANNE EISELE PRESIDENT 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE CITTONE-MAGID VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA HOSMER SECRETARY 5.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT CARR-HARTLEY DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JACK V ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANGELA M SHELDRICK DIRECTOR 2.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 290083 0 15337 1 false true false 0 22444005 1424069 22444005 0 192812 192812 0 0 0 0 0 31458000 31455849 2151 2151 2151 0 0 0 0 0 0 495610 331083 164527 164527 0 22803495 164527 194963 0 0 18034555 18034555 0 315265 88178 227087 0 106458 29776 76682 0 49924 13963 35961 30220 9778 20442 0 0 54141 54141 0 0 0 26516 26516 0 58894 1000 21160 36734 0 0 58611 58611 46280 46280 0 0 0 0 0 8600 8600 SERVICE CHARGES AND OTHER 152659 152659 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 3056 99 2957 18945179 18177349 731096 36734 1403440 1472731 9886526 6732337 140000 116580 0 1008016 0 0 0 0 0 0 70174 65360 8869 19613 0 0 8943437 14888549 0 0 0 0 0 0 157677 103462 20610123 24406648 133312 298637 595991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155379 101164 884682 399801 X 18332501 22721880 1392940 1284967 19725441 24006847 20610123 24406648 3858316 423090 X X false true X true false X 17291688 17138127 16277493 18208343 22444005 91359656 0 0 17291688 17138127 16277493 18208343 22444005 91359656 4779155 86580501 478 66113 236903 460571 192812 956877 0 0 92316533 2549219 0.93787 0.94070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 LEASE LIABILITY 101164 101164 X 23226585 423090 423090 22803495 22803495 18945179 18945179 18945179 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER STATE LAW. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON ANY NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM A TRADE OR BUSINESS, REGULARLY CARRIED ON, AND NOT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH IT WAS GRANTED EXEMPTION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS RELATING TO ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE ORGANIZATION, THESE STANDARDS COULD BE APPLICABLE TO THE INCURRENCE OF ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. BECAUSE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, THESE STANDARDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON MARCH 31, 2026. FURTHER, THERE ARE NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES AND INTEREST INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking SEE PART V 18034555 0 0 0 0 18034555 18034555 Sub-Saharan Africa OPERATIONS 17572805 SEE PART V 461750 OPERATIONS FMV 1 0 false false false false false false PART I, LINE 2: THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST USA, INC. PRACTICES DUE DILIGENCE BY REGULARLY AUDITING ALL GRANTS ISSUED TO RECIPIENTS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE AMOUNT OF ALLOCATED FUNDS AND VERIFY PROPER EXPENDITURE. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WRITTEN, BOARD APPROVED GRANT MAKING POLICY THAT FULLY OUTLINES THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH FUNDS CAN OR CANNOT BE APPROVED FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND SETS FORTH GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE THE PROCESSES FOR GRANT APPROVAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY. PART I, LINE 3, COLUMN E: THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS THE WILDLIFE ACTIVITIES OF THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST, AS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 2 OF THE 990. PART II, LINE 1: COLUMN D: WILDLIFE PRESERVATION AND COMMUNTY AWARENESS COLUMN F: ELECTRONIC TRANSFER COLUMN H: SUPPLIES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS X X X false false false false false false false false false MELISSA SCIACCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 248333 0 41750 0 0 0 0 0 15337 0 305420 0 0 0 X 52 1424069 FMV false false false SCHEDULE M, PART I, LINE 9, COLUMN B: THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ROBERT CARR-HARTLEY AND ANGELA SHELDRICK ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 B THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED AN ELECTRONIC COPY BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A: PER THE ORGANIZATION'S WRITTEN POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN PART BASED ON INDEPENDENT COMPARABLE DATA. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SEPARATE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THIS COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RETAINING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, OVERSEEING THE ANNUAL AUDIT, AND REPORTING THE AUDIT FINDINGS TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS SINCE THE PREVIOUS YEAR.