Nonprofit · EIN 31-1796418
COUGAR FUND INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, WY 83001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $342,896 | $247,347 | $95,549 | $347,847 | $3,646 | $344,201 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $269,890 | $146,777 | $123,113 | $240,735 | $2,751 | $237,984 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $100,164 | $171,591 | -$71,427 | $112,269 | $5,994 | $106,275 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $346,831
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $62
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$3,997
- Other revenue
- -$3,997
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $60,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $128,792
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,909
- Occupancy
- $12,210
- Travel
- $2,928
- Program services (functional)
- $228,352
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,893
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,102
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $240,735
- Total assets, end of year
- $347,847
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,646
- Net assets, end of year
- $344,201
- Publicly traded securities
- $66,052
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $344,201
- Gross receipts
- $347,197
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENELOPE MALDONADO | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 47 | $100,000 |
| THOMAS D MANGELSEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JANE GOODALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIO ROBLES GILL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENELOPE MALDONADO | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 47 | $100,000 |
| RICK HOPKINS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS D MANGELSEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CARA BLESSLEY LOWE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARC BEKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE GOODALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COREY RETLEDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIO ROBLES GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENELOPE MALDONADO | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 47 | $100,000 |
| RICK HOPKINS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS D MANGELSEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CARA BLESSLEY LOWE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| COREY RUTLEDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARC BEKOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE GOODALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIO ROBLES GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 122, JACKSON, WY 83001-0122
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS D MANGELSEN, PO BOX 122, JACKSON, WY 83001
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS D MANGELSEN, VICE PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (307) 733-0797
- Website
- WWW.COUGARFUND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- FRANKEL LLC
Mission
THE COUGAR FUND PROTECTS COUGARS, BEARS, WOLVES, AND OTHER NATIVE CARNIVORES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS BY EDUCATING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ABOUT THEIR ESSENTIAL ECOLOGICAL ROLE, BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING SOUND SCIENCE, AND BY MONITORING STATE AND REGIONAL POLICIES TO HELP ENSURE A LASTING PLACE FOR THESE SPECIES ALONGSIDE HUMAN COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- COUGAR FUND PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC EVENTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES PROMOTING CURRENT SCIENCE RELATED TO LARGE CARNIVORES. COUGAR FUND STAFF ATTEND APPROXIMATELY 100 VENUES PER YEAR, INCLUDING PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS,COMMUNITY EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT WYOMING AND NEIGHBORING STATES. THESE EVENTS SERVE A VARIETY OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND INVITE EXPLORATION OF QUESTIONS SURROUNDING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT WHILE OFFERING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS PROMOTING THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE, PETS, LIVESTOCK, AND WILDLIFE ITSELF THROUGH PREVENTION AND NON-LETHAL DETERRENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ATTENDS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND MAINTAINS A REMOTE CAMERA PROJECT THAT COLLECTS VIDEO FOOTAGE FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. SOME MATERIALS HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE COUGAR FUND PROVIDED A RESEARCH GRANT TO SUPPORT DATA COLLECTION, MOVEMENT MONITORING, AND CONNECTIVITY IDENTIFICATION TO MITIGATE HABITAT LOSS.Expenses $168,352 · revenue -$3,997
- RESEARCH IS AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR COUGAR MANAGEMENT. THE COUGAR FUND HAS SPENT STAFF TIME EXAMINING PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, AND IS DEVELOPING A PROTOCOL TO BE ABLE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE IN THE FUTURE. OUR EMPHASIS WILL BE ON THE LATEST METHODS OF TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY THOSE INCLUDING NON-INVASIVE MONITORING AND DATA COLLECTION.Expenses $60,000 · grants $60,000
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1796418
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $347,847
- Income (IRS master file)
- $347,197
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $342,896 | $247,347 | $347,847 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $269,890 | $146,777 | $240,735 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $100,164 | $171,591 | $112,269 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $226,688 | $181,281 | $169,590 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 31-1796418).
Questions about COUGAR FUND INC
- What is the EIN of COUGAR FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUGAR FUND INC is 31-1796418.
- Is COUGAR FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to COUGAR FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COUGAR FUND INC 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 COUGAR FUND INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUGAR FUND INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COUGAR FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names THOMAS D MANGELSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUGAR FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,000 (PENELOPE MALDONADO, MANAGING DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COUGAR FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $342,896, expenses of $247,347 and total assets of $347,847 at year end.
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