Nonprofit · EIN 20-4668756
PANTHERA CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $91,771,873 | $30,077,735 | $61,694,138 | $79,743,099 | $3,880,579 | $75,862,520 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $24,658,202 | $29,672,263 | -$5,014,061 | $19,707,550 | $5,445,921 | $14,261,629 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $38,271,115 | $29,148,979 | $9,122,136 | $24,549,407 | $5,184,284 | $19,365,123 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $91,551,287
- of which government grants
- $3,591,630
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $54,955
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $45,332
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $13,795
- Other revenue
- $165,631
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,813,821
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,504,775
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,165,990
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $16,866,077
- Professional fundraising fees
- $149,560
- Legal fees
- $84,015
- Accounting fees
- $108,415
- Occupancy
- $518,290
- Travel
- $1,638,854
- Depreciation
- $498,761
- Program services (functional)
- $25,310,856
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,420,432
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,346,447
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,707,550
- Total assets, end of year
- $79,743,099
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,880,579
- Net assets, end of year
- $75,862,520
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,581,272
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $741,009
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $75,121,511
- Gross receipts
- $91,935,213
- Employees
- 56
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERIC LAUNAY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $500,015 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCNULTY | TREASURER/EVP & CFOO Officer | 35 | $301,228 | $33,814 |
| CAROLYN GIBSON | CAO Officer | 35 | $195,589 | $30,319 |
| EMILY BEVERAGE | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 35 | $203,527 | $21,575 |
| JOSEPH SMITH PHD | ED CONSERVATION ACTION Key employee | 35 | $218,708 | $0 |
| HISHAM FAHIM | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $191,176 | $22,090 |
| ERIC VENTURA | ED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $195,276 | $7,795 |
| KAREN WOOD | SENIOR DIR OF GLOBAL POLICY/CONS SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $186,063 | $7,489 |
| ANGELA AMBROSINI | ED COMMUNICATION & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 35 | $162,087 | $26,166 |
| GUY BALME PHD | ED CONSERVATION SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $182,149 | $0 |
| JONATHAN AYERS | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS KAPLAN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HH PRINCE BADR BIN ABDULLA AL-SAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CLAUDIA MCMURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS J BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT GENERAL SIR GRAEME LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HE RAZAN KHALIFA AL MUBARAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUNCAN MCFARLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EIRA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT QUARTERMAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELINA CHIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERIC LAUNAY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $517,657 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCNULTY | TREASURER/CFOO Officer | 35 | $295,757 | $41,941 |
| CAROLYN GIBSON | CAO Officer | 35 | $184,127 | $39,883 |
| ERIC VENTURA | ED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $191,817 | $16,363 |
| EMILY BEVERAGE | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 35 | $180,078 | $27,988 |
| KAREN WOOD | SENIOR DIR OF GLOBAL POLICY/CONS SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $181,821 | $22,991 |
| HISHAM FAHIM | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $170,681 | $33,827 |
| JOSEPH SMITH PHD | ED CONSERVATION ACTION Key employee | 35 | $193,562 | $6,242 |
| ANGELA AMBROSINI | ED COMMUNICATION & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 35 | $158,306 | $34,356 |
| GUY BALME PHD | ED CONSERVATION SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $158,968 | $649 |
| JONATHAN AYERS | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS KAPLAN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HH PRINCE BADR BIN ABDULLA AL-SAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CLAUDIA MCMURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSS J BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LT GENERAL SIR GRAEME LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HE RAZAN KHALIFA AL MUBARAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN MCFARLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELINA CHIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EIRA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT QUARTERMAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERIC LAUNAY | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $463,378 |
| KEVIN MCNULTY | CFO/TREASURER 6/2/23 Officer | 35 | $262,119 |
| CAROLYN GIBSON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Officer | 35 | $176,822 |
| JOSEPH SMITH PHD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UK Key employee | 35 | $176,169 |
| KAREN WOOD | SENIOR DIR OF GLOBAL POLICY/CONS SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $174,938 |
| ERIC VENTURA | EXECUTIVE DIR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $174,200 |
| HISHAM FAHIM | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $162,187 |
| GUY BALME PHD | EXEC DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION SCIENCE Highest-paid employee | 35 | $148,948 |
| ANGELA AMBROSINI | EXEC. DIRECTOR, COMM. AND MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 35 | $143,922 |
| EMILY BEVERAGE | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY 6/2/23 Officer | 35 | $129,435 |
| JONATHAN AYERS | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS KAPLAN PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HH PRINCE BADR BIN ABDULLA AL-SAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON CLAUDIA MCMURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSS J BEATY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LT GENERAL SIR GRAEME LAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HE RAZAN KHALIFA AL MUBARAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUNCAN MCFARLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELINA CHIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EIRA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT QUARTERMAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH FINK | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 104 WEST 40TH ST 5TH FL MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, NY 10018-3770
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FREDERIC LAUNAY, 104 WEST 40TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Signed the 990
- FREDERIC LAUNAY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (646) 786-0400
- Website
- WWW.PANTHERA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
PANTHERA'S MISSION IS THE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S 40 WILD CAT SPECIES, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED OR THREATENED. PANTHERA DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS AND OVERSEES WILD CAT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
Program accomplishments
- LION - PANTHERA COMBINES AN UNDERSTANDING OF LION ECOLOGY IN HUMAN DOMINATED LANDSCAPES WITH TECHNIQUES THAT PROVIDE LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE ABILITY AND INCENTIVE TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH LIONS. IN ADDITION, PANTHERA ALSO WORKS TO CURTAIL WIDESPREAD WIRE-SNARE POACHING, WHICH IS PERVASIVE IN MANY KEY LION LANDSCAPES, INCLUDING KAFUE NP (ZAMBIA) AND NIOKOLO-KOBA NP (SENEGAL).Expenses $4,283,916 · grants $318,931
- LEOPARD - PANTHERA CONDUCTS LONG-TERM, CITIZEN-SCIENCE-BASED MONITORING AT FLAGSHIP SITES SUCH AS SOUTH AFRICA'S SABI SANDS GAME RESERVE AND SUPPORTS THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN LEOPARD MONITORING PROGRAM ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, ZAMBIA, AND ZIMBABWE TO GUIDE PATROL EFFORTS AND WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. THROUGH ITS FURS FOR LIFE AND SAVING SPOTS DEMAND-REDUCTION INITIATIVES, PANTHERA HAS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 18,500 SYNTHETIC LEOPARD FURS FOR USE IN TRADITIONAL CEREMONIES, REDUCING DEMAND FOR AUTHENTIC SKINS AND SAVING COUNTLESS LEOPARDS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROYAL COMMISSION FOR ALULA, PANTHERA'S ARABIAN LEOPARD INITIATIVE WORKS TO RESCUE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ARABIAN LEOPARD.Expenses $4,162,892 · grants $3,473
- JAGUAR - PANTHERA UTILIZES A RANGE-WIDE APPROACH FOCUSING ON THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF SPECIES INFLUENCES AND DYNAMICS, INCLUDING PREY, KEY POPULATIONS, THREAT MITIGATION, EDUCATION AND BUILDING GENETIC CORRIDORS IN WHICH JAGUARS CAN MOVE SAFELY. PANTHERA WORKS CLOSELY WITH RANCHERS TO DEVELOP METHODS AND MODELS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT CATTLE RANCHING AND JAGUAR CONSERVATION CAN CO-EXIST, JUST AS THEY WORK WITH ENGINEERS AND DEVELOPERS TO DESIGN ROADS THAT ALLOW FOR EASIER PASSAGE OF JAGUARS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.Expenses $2,723,867 · grants $631,191
- TIGER - PANTHERA, THROUGH VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS, SEEKS TO INCREASE WILD TIGER POPULATIONS BY AT LEAST 50% ACROSS KEY SITES OVER THE NEXT DECADE. IN ADDITION, PANTHERA IDENTIFIES AND CREATES SAFE CORRIDORS FOR THE SPECIES TO MOVE BETWEEN CORE POPULATIONS.PUMA - PANTHERA IS WORKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND PROTECT PUMAS IN THE WESTERN U.S. (ESPECIALLY THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA IN WASHINGTON STATE) AND IN THE TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK REGION IN THE CHILEAN PATAGONIA. PANTHERA'S WORK INCLUDES UTILIZING INNOVATIVE CAMERA TECHNOLOGY TO OBSERVE THE SECRET SOCIAL LIVES OF PUMAS, CHARACTERIZING DISPERSAL DYNAMICS AND IMPEDIMENTS, AND MITIGATING HUMAN-PUMA CONFLICT. A RANGE-WIDE ASSESSMENT OF THE STATUS OF PUMAS, FROM PATAGONIA TO BRITISH COLUMBIA IS ALSO UNDERWAY. SMALL CATS - PANTHERA ALSO WORKS TO UNDERSTAND AND CONSERVE THE 33 SPECIES OF SMALL WILD CATS. PRIORITIES FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE TO FOCUS ON THE LEAST UNDERSTOOD CATS, TO ENHANCE CURRENT DATA COLLECTION ON BIG CAT STUDY SITES TO GATHER SMALL CAT DATA, AND TO STRATEGICALLY ESTABLISH NEW SITES OF HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE FOR SMALL CATS. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF PANTHERA'S CROSS-CUTTING PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES:CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY - PANTHERA DESIGNS AND DEVELOPS TOOLS TO ENHANCE FIELD ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CUSTOM-BUILT CAMERA TRAPS DEPLOYED GLOBALLY TO SURVEY WILD CAT POPULATIONS, AND PANTHERA IDS, A SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR CURATING AND ARCHIVING CAMERA-TRAP DATA.APPLIED SCIENCE - PANTHERA'S CORE ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE RESIDES WITHIN THE APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS FIELD PROJECTS BY APPLYING CUTTING-EDGE METHODS TO RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING NEW TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING WILD CAT POPULATIONS, IDENTIFYING CRITICAL MOVEMENT CORRIDORS, AND ADVANCING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO WILD CAT CONSERVATION.IMPACT ASSESSMENT - PANTHERA'S IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM DRIVES MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IT SUPPORTS FIELD PROJECTS TO SET GOALS, TRACK PROGRESS, ASSESS OUTCOMES, AND APPLY LESSONS LEARNED, HELPING TO MEASURE COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSERVATION STRATEGIES.COUNTER WILDLIFE CRIME - PANTHERA'S COUNTER WILDLIFE CRIME PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE THREATS TO WILD CATS BY STRENGTHENING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE SYSTEMS. IT SUPPORTS INTELLIGENCE-LED OPERATIONS, BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF RANGERS AND ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND PROMOTES STRONGER PROSECUTION OF WILDLIFE CRIMES TO CREATE SAFER LANDSCAPES FOR WILD CATS.SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS - PANTHERA PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS TO POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAMS TO WORK ON RESEARCH AND PROJECTS IN THE CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF LARGE CAT SPECIES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.Expenses $14,140,181 · grants $860,226
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-4668756
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $79,743,099
- Income (IRS master file)
- $91,935,213
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $91,771,873 | $30,077,735 | $79,743,099 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $24,658,202 | $29,672,263 | $19,707,550 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $38,271,115 | $29,148,979 | $24,549,407 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $20,252,691 | $23,974,057 | $16,651,413 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4668756).
Questions about PANTHERA CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of PANTHERA CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PANTHERA CORPORATION is 20-4668756.
- Is PANTHERA CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to PANTHERA CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PANTHERA CORPORATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PANTHERA CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PANTHERA CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PANTHERA CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FREDERIC LAUNAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of PANTHERA CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $500,015 (FREDERIC LAUNAY, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does PANTHERA CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $91,771,873, expenses of $30,077,735 and total assets of $79,743,099 at year end.
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