ANNE K TAYLOR FUND

Financials

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2724 ARVIN RD, BILLINGS, MT 59102-1508

In care of

% ANNE KENT TAYLOR - PRESIDENT

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ANNE K TAYLOR, 2724 ARVIN RD, BILLINGS, MT 59102

Signed the 990

ANNE K TAYLOR, PRESIDENT

Phone

(406) 656-0706

Website

WWW.AKTAYLOR.COM

Return prepared by

PINION LLC

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, COMMUINITIES AND CORPORATIONS TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND RESTORE BIODIVERSITY THROUGH SOUND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Program accomplishments

• ANNE K TAYLOR FUND (AKTF) THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S BIG CAT INITIATIVE, EDEN WILDLIFE TRUST, MASAI MARA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES ASSOCIATION, MARA ANGAMA LODGE, AND MANY PRIVATE DONORS, THE AKTF BOMA TEAM CONSTRUCTS AND FORTIFIES PREDATOR-RESISTANT STOCKADES FOR MAASAI HERDERS AROUND THE MARA. THESE STOCKADES, CALLED BOMAS, PROTECT VALUABLE LIVESTOCK FROM WILD PREDATORS LIKE LIONS, LEOPARDS AND HYENAS. BECAUSE LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK MEAN LOSS OF POTENTIAL REVENUE FOR THE MAASAI, FORTIFIED BOMAS DIRECTLY REDUCE THE NEED FOR HERDERS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS BY HUNTING AND KILLING PREDATORS.THE MAASAI'S TRADITIONAL BOMAS ARE MADE WITH WOODEN POSTS AND THORNS. THESE STRUCTURES DETERIORATE QUICKLY AND ARE MEANT TO BE RECONSTRUCTED EVERY FEW YEARS. NOW THAT THE MAASAI ARE NOT AS NOMADIC AS THEY USED TO BE, THERE IS A NEED FOR STURDIER FENCES THAT CAN STAND FOR LONGER. AKTF CONSTRUCTS CHAIN LINK BOMAS WRAPPED AROUND PRESSURE TREATED WOOD POSTS AND STEEL CORNER POSTS. THESE STRUCTURES CAN WITHSTAND PREDATOR ATTACKS BETTER THAN TRADITIONAL BOMAS, AND THEY ARE ALSO EASIER ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AS THEY USE LESS OF THE MARA'S SCARCE WOOD.SINCE 2014 WE HAVE BUILT 170 OF THESE METAL CORNER BOMAS, INCLUDING THE 15 WE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET OUR PROJECT GOALS IN 2019. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE BUILT OR REFURBISHED 845 BOMAS SINCE 2008, PROTECTING AN ESTIMATED 183,040 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK.IN ALL, AKTF'S METAL CORNER BOMAS HAVE BEEN 99% EFFECTIVE AT AVERTING PREDATION ON LIVESTOCK. COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL BOMAS, AKTF-FORTIFIED BOMAS-BOTH METAL CORNER BOMAS AND BOMAS FORTIFIED JUST WITH CHAIN LINK FENCING COMBINED-REDUCE LOSSES FROM 13.6 ANIMALS PER YEAR TO 0.3 ON AVERAGE, WHICH IS A 98% IMPROVEMENT.IN ADDITION TO BUILDING NEW BOMAS, AKTF ALSO VISITS BOMAS WE FORTIFIED PRIOR TO DEVELOPING THE METAL CORNER METHOD TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS. THIS KEEPS THESE BOMAS IN WORKING ORDER AND MAINTAINS STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAASAI PARTNERS AND BENEFICIARIES. AFTER ALL, WE COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE MAASAI THEMSELVES, AND WE RELY ON THEIR COOPERATION AND FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP TO SUCCESSFULLY PROTECT THE MARA'S WILDLIFE.
  Expenses $3,286
• IN 1999, AKTF'S VERY FIRST PROJECTS WERE ANTI-POACHING PATROLS AND WILDLIFE RESCUES BEFORE THE MARA CONSERVANCY TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE MARA TRIANGLE. THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE AKTF AND MARA CONSERVANCY RANGERS CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT INCLUDE PATROLLING KEY POACHING HOTSPOTS AROUND THE RESERVE, REMOVING SNARES SET BY POACHERS, AND HELPING THE KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE/DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST VETERINARIANS TO RESCUE ANIMALS WITH HUMAN-INDUCED INJURIES. THE TEAM ALSO COLLABORATES WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BIG CATS INITIATIVE, EDEN WILDLIFE TRUST, MARA NORTH CONSERVANCY, MARA CONSERVANCY, OLOISUKUT CONSERVANCY, MARA ELEPHANT PROJECT, WWF, KENYA FORESTRY SERVICE - AS WELL AS MANY LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS - TO FULFILL ITS MISSION. OUR WORK TO SAVE KENYA'S WILDLIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR COLLABORATION.ELIAS KAMANDE LEADS, MANAGES, AND TRANSPORTS THE ANTI-POACHING TEAM. THE OTHER PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE AKTF ANTI-POACHING TEAM ARE OLE KILONGA, OLE SAITOTI, OLE SIRERE, AND OLOITO KINANDA, ALL OF WHOM ARE LOCAL MAASAI COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO MARA CONSERVANCY WARDENS FRANCIS PENGO, DANIEL TUNAI, DOMINIC NAIKUTA, JULIUS TIEREWA, KONCHELA, AND BET, RANGERS ANTHONY KANGETHE, NAYIOMA, KENNEDY KITMAI, OCHIENG, JULIUS SEME, TOPISIA KIRELAI, AND KOYIAKI AS WELL AS MARA CONSERVANCY (MC) DIRECTOR BRIAN HEATH, FOR THEIR SUPPORT THIS YEAR ON THIS PROJECT ALONG WITH THE MC RANGERS WHO ACCOMPANY OUR TEAM.IN OUR AREA OF WORK, THE BUSH MEAT TRADE LARGELY DRIVES POACHING ACTIVITY ALTHOUGH TROPHIES LIKE IVORY AND RHINO HORNS ALSO PLAY A ROLE. THOUGH MANY POACHERS ACTUALLY COME FROM NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES, THEIR PRESENCE IN THE MARA IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH PERMISSION FROM THE MAASAI. TO COMBAT THIS SIDE OF POACHING, OUR TEAM REGULARLY ARRESTS POACHERS CAUGHT IN THE ACT AND COMMUNICATES WITH LOCALS ABOUT THE DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF WILDLIFE POPULATION DECLINES ON THE ECONOMY OF MASAI MARA.POACHERS' WEAPONS OF CHOICE TO CATCH ANIMALS FOR BUSHMEAT ARE METAL NOOSES, CALLED SNARES, ATTACHED TO TREES NEAR WILDLIFE TRAILS. THESE SNARES TIGHTEN AS THE ANIMAL WALKS THROUGH AND KEEPS THEM THERE UNTIL THE POACHERS CAN COME TO KILL THEM. USUALLY, POACHERS SET MORE SNARES THAN NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENSURE A BOUNTIFUL HUNT. AS A RESULT, EVEN ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT KILLED AND HARVESTED ARE LEFT TO DIE IN THE WIRES. THE PATROL TEAM REMOVES THE SNARES AND RELEASES THE ANIMALS THAT ARE CAUGHT IN THEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANIMALS ARE WOUNDED BY THE SNARES, WE CALL IN THE DAVID SHELDRICK WILDLIFE TRUST/KWS VETERINARIANS TO HELP TREAT THE INJURIES. THE PATROL TEAM REMOVED APPROXIMATELY 140 SNARES IN 2019 AND RESCUED 4 LIVE ANIMALS. SINCE 2009, WE HAVE REMOVED 7,140 SNARES FROM THE MARA (IN ADDITION TO THE SEVERAL THOUSAND MORE WE REMOVED BEFORE WE BEGAN COUNTING)-REPRESENTING MANY THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS SAVED FROM DEATH.
  Expenses $206,690 · revenue $16,591
• EMPOWERING LOCAL CHILDREN IS THE KEY TO A HEALTHY FUTURE FOR MAASAI MARA. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE UNDERFUNDED AND LACK EVEN PROPER FACILITIES FOR HOLDING CLASSES. AS PART OF OUR MISSION, AKTF ENGAGES IN BUILDING FACILITIES, TRAINING TEACHERS AND PROMOTING HYGIENE AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. AT OLIASHIRE PRIMARY SCHOOL, AKTF BUILT A KITCHEN AND HELPED PARENTS TO INITIATE A FEEDING PROGRAMME. FEEDING STUDENTS AT SCHOOL IS CRITICAL TO THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS BECAUSE MOST OF THEM WALK MILES AND MILES TO SCHOOL EACH MORNING WITH ONLY A CUP OF TEA IN THEIR STOMACHS. NUTRITIOUS MEALS AT SCHOOL NOT ONLY ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE, BUT THEY ALSO HELP ENERGIZE STUDENTS TO PAY ATTENTION AND SOAK UP THEIR LESSONS. AT OLIASHIRE AND OLOOLMONGI, WE COMPLETED EIGHT NEW PIT LATRINES FOR THE STUDENTS IN EACH SCHOOL. THESE PRIVATE, CLEAN FACILITIES WILL HELP IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE STUDENT BODY BY REDUCING DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN THE ENVIRONMENT.AT NAILEPU JUNIOR ACADEMY, UPON COMPLETION OF NEW CLASSROOMS, WE WERE PROUD TO JOIN NAILEPU FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS IN HONORING LARRY AND SUSAN PATRICK, THE GENEROUS DONORS WHO HAVE MADE THE CONSTRUCTION OF NAILEPU POSSIBLE. WE ALSO BUILT TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR TEACHERS SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO WALK MILES HOME IN THE DARK EACH NIGHT. THIS WILL HELP THE SCHOOL ATTRACT TEACHERS FROM FARTHER AWAY WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO WORK SO FAR FROM HOME. IN 2019, 34 STUDENTS GRADUATED TO GRADE 1; THIS IS THE FIRST CLASS TO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ENTIRE EDUCATION AT NAILEPU.AT OLOOLMONGI, WE CONTINUE WITH OUR SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMME, FEEDING ALMOST 500 STUDENTS A DAY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE PARENTS. WE ALSO COMPLETED AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, GIVING TEACHERS THERE A WARM AND DRY PLACE TO QUIETLY PREPARE THEIR LESSONS AND GRADE PAPERS. THIS OFFICE SPACE WILL HELP OLOOLMONGI ATTRACT AND RETAIN HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS.WE INSTALLED RAINWATER HARVESTING TANKS AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS AT OLIASHIRE, NAILEPU AND OLOOLMONGI IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A&K PHILANTHROPY AND LIFESTRAW, MAKING SAFE DRINKING WATER ACCESSIBLE TO OVER 800 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. EACH SCHOOL RECEIVED TWO FILTERS PLUS TRAINING FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS ON HOW TO PROPERLY USE AND MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT.ON TOP OF PROVIDING THE BIG PICTURE SUPPORT TO SCHOOLS IN MASAI MARA (FACILITIES, FIELD TRIPS, TEXT BOOKS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND HYGIENE), WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE SMALL THINGS THAT MAKE STUDYING THAT MUCH EASIER. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR WE STARTED MANUFACTURING LARGE DESKS THAT ARE LONGER LASTING, MORE COMFORTABLE, AND HAVE MORE SPACE ON WHICH TO WORK THAN THE TINY WOODEN PREDECESSORS THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN USED IN CLASSROOMS. WITH FRAMES MADE OUT OF STEEL, THESE DESKS WILL STAND UP BETTER TO THE EAGER ENERGY OF YOUNG STUDENTS.
  Expenses $60,507

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.

IRS record

EIN

20-4693436

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

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)

$366,144

Income (IRS master file)

$399,349

Filing history

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 20-4693436).

Questions about ANNE K TAYLOR FUND

What is the EIN of ANNE K TAYLOR FUND?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ANNE K TAYLOR FUND is 20-4693436.

Is ANNE K TAYLOR FUND tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.

Are donations to ANNE K TAYLOR FUND tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does ANNE K TAYLOR FUND 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 ANNE K TAYLOR FUND due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ANNE K TAYLOR FUND last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of ANNE K TAYLOR FUND?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANNE K TAYLOR.

Who are the officers and directors of ANNE K TAYLOR FUND?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does ANNE K TAYLOR FUND have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $399,349, expenses of $274,627 and total assets of $366,144 at year end.

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