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Nonprofit · EIN 45-4150138

DAZZLE AFRICA

Tax-exempt · LAS VEGAS, NV 89135

Financials

$1.3M$1.4M2023$1.8M$1.8M2024$1.7M$1.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DAZZLE AFRICA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,678,078$1,668,183$9,895$1,201,481$1,004,568$196,913
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$1,832,507$1,817,733$14,774$502,259$345,229$157,030
December 31, 2023990$1,341,875$1,387,357-$45,482$511,830$376,402$135,428
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,160,245
Program service revenue
$517,809
Investment income
$24
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$761,630
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$156,850
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$163,115
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Program services (functional)
$1,418,143
Management and general (functional)
$165,204
Fundraising (functional)
$84,836

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$502,259
Total assets, end of year
$1,201,481
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,004,568
Net assets, end of year
$196,913
Publicly traded securities
$764,576
Net assets without donor restrictions
$196,913
Gross receipts
$1,678,078
Employees
1
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
NV

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMANDA DEWEYCOO
Officer
40$81,900
STACY JAMESCEO
Officer
40$74,950
MICHAEL PAREDESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
VIRGINIA MAYCOXTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SARAH EARLYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CARLENE HELBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUE MERRILEESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL PAREDESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
VIRGINIA MAYCOXTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SARAH EARLYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CARLENE HELBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUE MERRILEESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARL PARRISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STACY JAMESCEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
STACY JAMESEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$74,596
MIKE PAREDESPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
AMANDA MILSTER-DEWEYVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
VIRGINIA MAYCOXTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CARL PARRISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CARLENE HELBERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SUE MERRILEESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH EARLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
11700 W CHARLESTON BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89135-1573
Mailing address (990-N for 2012)
4915 N Juliano Road, Las Vegas NV 89149
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
STACY JAMES, 11700 W CHARLESTON BLVD 170-66, LAS VEGAS, NV 89135
Principal officer (990-N for 2012)
Sherilyn Ann Pillsbury, 120 Vantis 300, Aliso Viejo CA 92656
Signed the 990
STACY JAMES, CEO
Phone
(702) 332-1501
Return prepared by
ELLSWORTH & STOUT CPAS

Mission

DAZZLE AFRICA'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS IN CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ICONIC AFRICAN WILDLIFE THRIVE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • DAZZLE AFRICA'S MISSION IS TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS IN CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT AND ICONIC AFRICAN WILDLIFE THRIVE. WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE'VE PROVIDED WATER FOR 28,000 RESIDENTS, SPONSORED 45 STUDENTS TO PURSUE EDUCATION, AND INVESTED OVER 4 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES THROUGH OUR THREE PROGRAM PILLARS OF CONSERVATION, COLLEGE EDUCATION, AND CLEAN WATER. ZAMBIA'S SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK AND THE ENTIRE LUANGWA VALLEY ARE HOME TO AN INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE, INCLUDING MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS LARGE, UNFENCED LANDSCAPE SERVES AS AN ESSENTIAL PROTECTED HAVEN FOR BIODIVERSITY, INCREASINGLY UNCOMMON IN AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD. HOWEVER, WILDLIFE IN THE AREA FACE CRITICAL THREATS. POACHING POSES A MAJOR DANGER TO MANY SPECIES, AS THE WIRE SNARES COMMONLY USED BY POACHERS INDISCRIMINATELY TARGET ALL ANIMALS IN AN AREA. MANY ANIMALS LOSE THEIR LIVES TO SNARES AND OTHER POACHING METHODS EVERY YEAR IN THE LUANGWA VALLEY. AS COMMUNITIES EXPAND, THESE BIODIVERSE AREAS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING MORE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AS RESIDENTS TRY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. DAZZLE AFRICA SUPPORTS CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AND THREATENED SPECIES THROUGH ANTI-POACHING MEASURES. THE GROUND PATROL TEAMS COVERED A TOTAL OF 59,815 KM IN 2025 ACROSS PATROLS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF DEPLOYMENTS COVERING MULTIPLE DAYS IN THE BUSH. THIS TIRELESS WORK LED TO APPREHENSION OF 130 WILDLIFE CRIME SUSPECTS, CONFISCATION OF 703 KG OF BUSHMEAT, AND RECOVERY OF 297 SNARES. AS AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR IMPACT, THE K9 UNIT ALONE IN 2025 SUPPORTED IN RECOVERING 23 FIREARMS AND 90 KILOGRAMS OF BUSHMEAT, AND CONDUCTED 201 OPERATIONS SEARCHING BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES. DAZZLE AFRICA SUPPORTS A RADIO PROGRAM, THE CONSERVATION HOUR RADIO SHOW, THAT IS A JOINT PROJECT OF CONSERVATION PARTNERS ZCP, CSL, AND CHIPEMBELE WILDLIFE EDUCATION TRUST (A LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE SOUTH LUANGWA AREA). DAZZLE AFRICA COLLABORATES WITH OUR PARTNERS CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA AND ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME TO FUND THE FIRST FULL-TIME WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, DR. MWAMBA SICHANDE. HIS WORK IS CRUCIAL FOR SAVING WILDLIFE IN SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH RESCUE OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY-BASED VETERINARY WORK. IN 2025, THE VETERINARY TEAM DE-SNARED A TOTAL OF 14 ANIMALS IN THE FIELD, AND HELPED DEPLOY 15 COLLARS ON WILD DOGS AND 6 ON LIONS, IN ADDITION TO REPLACING COLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DEPLOYED. IN THE REALM OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS, THE TEAM TREATED 844 ANIMALS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND 461 ANIMALS AT THE BASE CLINIC IN MFUWE. 103 DOGS AND CATS WERE SPAYED AND NEUTERED, AND 844 WERE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES, PROTECTING BOTH DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS. DR. SICHANDE AND HIS TEAM ALSO SERVE DOMESTIC ANIMALS WITH VACCINATIONS, SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, AND OTHER MEDICAL CARE. DAZZLE AFRICA ASSISTS IN OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR THE AERIAL PROGRAM IN SOUTH LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK USED FOR ANTI-POACHING OPERATIONS AND LARGE CARNIVORE RESEARCH. THANKS TO THIS PROGRAM, 51% OF THE PARK AND 7% OF THE NEIGHBORING GAME MANAGEMENT AREAS WERE COVERED BY ANTIPOACHING SURVEILLANCE OVER 91.7 FLIGHT HOURS BY THE AERIAL TEAM. THESE FLIGHTS ALLOWED THE TEAM TO IDENTIFY 109 POINTS ALONG POACHING ROUTES AND 4 POACHER CAMPS, PLUS OTHER SIGNS OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY. WE ALSO FUND A CRITICAL HELICOPTER PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATION SOUTH LUANGWA IN SOUTH LUANGWA VALLEY, ZAMBIA. THIS ONGOING PROGRAM ALLOWS RAPID PATROL DEPLOYMENT AT THE SCENES OF POACHING INCIDENTS AND YEAR-ROUND ABILITY TO MONITOR PROTECTED AREAS, BOTH DETERRING POACHING. IN 2025, THE HELICOPTER TEAM COVERED 63% OF THE NATIONAL PARK OVER 152 FLYING HOURS. FROM THESE HELICOPTER OPERATIONS, THE TEAM APPREHENDED 9 POACHING SUSPECTS, CONFISCATED 11 FIREARMS, AND IDENTIFIED 7 ELEPHANT CARCASSES - JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE TEAM'S IMPACT. DAZZLE AFRICA HAS PROVIDED SATELLITE COLLARS THAT ARE USED IN ZAMBIAN CARNIVORE PROGRAMME'S RESEARCH, SURVEILLANCE, AND ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS. IN 2025, OVER 1,000 CARNIVORES FROM OVER 100 GROUPS WERE MONITORED USING COLLARS. AT DAZZLE AFRICA, WE BELIEVE THAT ALL YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. WE REMOVE BARRIERS TO COLLEGE BY SPONSORING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND HARD-WORKING STUDENTS IN THE REGION, WHO HAVE STRONG ACADEMIC ABILITIES BUT DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. OUR SPONSORSHIPS PRIMARILY SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION, EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITY. SOME OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE PURSUED CAREERS IN VETERINARY MEDICINE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, LAW, MEDICINE, AND MORE. A TOTAL OF 45 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY DAZZLE AFRICA, WITH 22 STUDENTS ON ACTIVE SPONSORSHIP IN 2025. LACK OF CLEAN, SAFE WATER POSES A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR MANY FAMILIES AND VILLAGES IN THE LUANGWA VALLEY. WHEN FAMILIES DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO WATER, THEY MAY HAVE TO SPEND MANY HOURS EACH DAY FETCHING WATER OR USING WATER FROM UNSAFE SOURCES THAT CAN CAUSE ILLNESS OR DANGEROUS CONFLICT WITH WILDLIFE. THE RESPONSIBILITY TO GATHER WATER IS OFTEN PRIMARILY GIVEN TO WOMEN AND GIRLS, POSING FURTHER CHALLENGES TO THEM ATTENDING SCHOOL AND PURSUING EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROBLEM IS FURTHER EXACERBATED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND INCREASED DROUGHT. DAZZLE AFRICA DRILLS BOREHOLES IN LOCAL VILLAGES. THESE BOREHOLES PROVIDE CLEAN, SAFE WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 350 PEOPLE EACH. TO DATE, WE HAVE FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 81 BOREHOLES
    Expenses $1,418,143 · grants $761,630 · revenue $517,809

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-4150138
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
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,201,481
Income (IRS master file)
$1,678,078

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,678,078$1,668,183$1,201,481IRS
990December 2024$1,832,507$1,817,733$502,259XML
990December 2023$1,341,875$1,387,357$511,830IRS
990December 2022$1,030,552$1,159,315$460,085IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2012
Officer: Sherilyn Ann Pillsbury
December 31, 2012≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 45-4150138).

Questions about DAZZLE AFRICA

What is the EIN of DAZZLE AFRICA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DAZZLE AFRICA is 45-4150138.
Is DAZZLE AFRICA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to DAZZLE AFRICA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DAZZLE AFRICA 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 DAZZLE AFRICA 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 DAZZLE AFRICA 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 DAZZLE AFRICA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STACY JAMES.
Who are the officers and directors of DAZZLE AFRICA?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,900 (AMANDA DEWEY, COO).
How much revenue does DAZZLE AFRICA have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,678,078, expenses of $1,668,183 and total assets of $1,201,481 at year end.

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