COEXISTENCE STORY INC

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)

130 W 79TH ST APT 16A, NEW YORK, NY 10024-6483

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

FIONA HUMPHREY, 130 WEST 79TH ST 16A, NEW YORK, NY 10024

Signed the 990

FIONA HUMPHREY, CO-CEO

Phone

(917) 476-2430

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

Mission

WE HARNESS THE POWER OF CREATIVITY AND STORYTELLING TO INSPIRE THE HUMAN RACE TO SHARE SPACE. THROUGH CREATIVE INITIATIVES AND CULTURAL COLLABORATIONS, WE PROMOTE COEXISTENCE WITH WILDLIFE, RESTORE HABITATS, AND FUND PROGRAMS THAT DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE, ELEPHANTS, AND OTHER WILD SPECIES. IN 2024, COEXISTENCE STORY ADVANCED THIS MISSION THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INDIGENOUS ART ENTERPRISE, THE REAL ELEPHANT COLLECTIVE, A HIGH-PROFILE US PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXHIBITION AND GRANTS TO CONSERVATION PARTNERS GLOBALLY.

Program accomplishments

• PROMOTING COEXISTENCE THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION: COEXISTENCE STORY'S FLAGSHIP CREATIVE INITIATIVE, THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION, WAS DESIGNED AS A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS BUILDING CAMPAIGN, SHARING INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON ELEPHANTS AS SENTIENT BEINGS AND FOSTERING DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ART & NEWPORT, THE CAMPAIGN COMBINED A HIGH-VISIBILITY ENVIRONMENTAL ART EXHIBITION WITH STRATEGIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO ENGAGE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGE WITH HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STORIES.THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION WAS A YEAR-LONG 5,000-MILE JOURNEY THAT BROUGHT AN INDIGENOUS-LED CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STORY INTO SOME OF THE MOST VISIBLE PUBLIC SPACES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE EXHIBITION LAUNCHED IN NEWPORT (RHODE ISLAND), BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK CITY AND MIAMI BEACH, WITH ADDITIONAL STOPS PLANNED IN HOUSTON, BROWNING (MONTANA), JACKSON (WYOMING), AND LOS ANGELES IN 2025.STOP 1: NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, JULY 4 - SEPTEMBER 1. STOP 2: MEATPACKING DISTRICT, NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 6 -OCTOBER 20. STOP 3: MIAMI BEACH, ART WEEK, NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 9.LOCAL PRESENCE AND STORYTELLING: INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE AND SHORT ONSITE TALKS PROVIDED VISITORS WITH ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT COEXISTENCE, INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES, AND ELEPHANT CONSERVATION, TURNING PUBLIC SPACES INTO INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT: TRAINED VOLUNTEERS - MANY OF THEM LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS - SHARED STORIES DIRECTLY WITH VISITORS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND HELPING CONNECT THE CULTURAL INSTALLATION TO REAL-WORLD CONSERVATION ACTION.LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS: COLLABORATIONS WITH ART & NEWPORT, LOCAL TOURISM BOARDS, AND CONSERVATION GROUPS AMPLIFIED MESSAGING THROUGH THEIR NETWORKS, REACHING BOTH RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS. LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED BY DISPLAYING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS, CREATING AN INTEGRATED AWARENESS PRESENCE AROUND EACH EXHIBITION.CLASSROOM LEARNING: COEXISTENCE STORY ALSO PARTNERED WITH THINK ELEPHANTS TO BRING CONSERVATION LEARNING INTO CLASSROOMS. EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA EXPLORED ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR, BIOLOGY, AND COEXISTENCE, EXTENDING THE IMPACT OF THE EXHIBITIONS WELL BEYOND THEIR PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT.THIS MULTI-FACETED AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING GAINED IMPRESSIVE REACH AND IMPACT. STREET-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT: AN ESTIMATED 4 MILLION VISITORS ENGAGED WITH THE MIGRATION BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER 2024. VISITOR NUMBERS TO NEWPORT'S CLIFF WALK INCREASED BY 227%. NYC'S MEATPACKING DISTRICT SAW AN ESTIMATED 1.6 MILLION ADDITIONAL VISITORS. IN MIAMI BEACH, THE HERD WAS THE LEAD ATTRACTION DURING ART BASEL, WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF VISITORS ON MIAMI BEACH, DRAWING OVER 1,000 PEOPLE AT PEAK TIMES. MEDIA COVERAGE: INCLUDED 508 ARTICLES AND BROADCAST FEATURES, WITH A TOTAL CIRCULATION EXCEEDING 7 BILLION. MAJOR OUTLETS FEATURED THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES (FRONT PAGE OF ARTS SECTION TWICE), CBS SUNDAY MORNING (8-MINUTE FEATURE), AND NATIONAL COVERAGE BY CNN, FORBES, ABC, AND NPR.DIGITAL REACH: A SIGNIFICANT 308% GROWTH IN INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING EXPANDED THE DIGITAL COMMUNITY TO 32 MILLION COMBINED FOLLOWERS BRINGING THE STORY OF COEXISTENCE AND INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP TO AUDIENCES FAR BEYOND THE EXHIBITION SITES.
  Expenses $953,284
• POWERING COEXISTENCE - THE GRANTS: COEXISTENCE STORY SUPPORTED HUMAN-WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE EFFORTS ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, AND EUROPE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH DEDICATED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. LION GUARDIANS: $150,000EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN THE AMBOSELI TO COEXIST PEACEFULLY WITH LIONS, BLENDING TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS. THEIR EFFORTS HAVE REDUCED LION KILLINGS BY MORE THAN 90% IN THE AMBOSELI-TSAVO ECOSYSTEM. FUNDS SUPPORTED A COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AGAINST WILDLIFE POISONING, THE CREATION OF A MOBILE VETERINARY UNIT FOR LIONS, ELEPHANTS, AND LIVESTOCK, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CONFLICT-MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE COEXISTENCE.WILD BIRD FUND: $10,000THE WILD BIRD FUND IS NEW YORK CITY'S ONLY REHABILITATION CENTER FOR BIRDS, CARING FOR THOUSANDS OF INJURED BIRDS EACH YEAR. TOGETHER WE EXPANDED PUBLIC EDUCATION ON COEXISTENCE, FROM BIRD-PROOFING BUILDINGS TO PREVENTING VEHICLE COLLISIONS, CREATING A SAFER CITY FOR MILLIONS OF MIGRATING BIRDS WHICH PASS THROUGH EACH YEAR. BLUE LAB PRESERVATION SOCIETY: $85,000THE REEFLINE IS RESTORING MIAMI'S COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH ART, SCIENCE, AND COMMUNITY ACTION. FUNDS SUPPORTED THEIR FLAGSHIP PROJECT - A 7-MILE UNDERWATER PUBLIC SCULPTURE PARK AND HYBRID REEF THAT PROTECTS MARINE BIODIVERSITY, FOSTERS OCEAN LITERACY, AND INSPIRES GLOBAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGH CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION. REWILDING ARGENTINA: $100,000REWILDING ARGENTINA REINTRODUCES SPECIES WHILST ENSURING A PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THEIR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN IBER, EL IMPENETRABLE, PATAGONIA PARK AND PATAGONIA AZUL. IN 2024, REWILDING ARGENTINA REINFORCED CO-EXISTENCE MEASURES AND MAINTAINED A RESPONSE TEAM WHICH SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING TRAINING TO PARK GUARDS, POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ABOUT HOW TO BEST RESPOND IN CASE OF A "JAGUAR ALERT; DESIGNING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MATERIAL LINKED TO CO-EXISTENCE WITH REINTRODUCED WILDLIFE TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND EXPANDING THE "I AM A GUARDIAN OF IBER" COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN INTO THE ENTIRE PARK BUFFER AREA TO CREATE CONNECTIONS TO THE PARK WILDLIFE.PANGEA: $63,000PANGEA IS WORKING TO END ELEPHANT EXPLOITATION IN EUROPE AND INSPIRE COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR COEXISTENCE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. FUNDS FROM COEXISTENCE STORY SUPPORTED THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR EUROPE'S FIRST ELEPHANT SANCTUARY - A HAVEN FOR ELEPHANTS IN NEED AND A REFUGE WHERE NATIVE WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE. THE SANCTUARY WILL OFFER A TRANSFORMATIVE NEW MODEL FOR HOW ELEPHANTS ARE PERCEIVED AND PROTECTED. EUROPEAN NATURE TRUST: $10,800FUNDS SUPPORTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH ITALIAN COMMUNITY NGO SALVIAMO DORSO, WHO ARE TAKING PROACTIVE MEASURES TO SUPPORT BEAR POPULATIONS AS HUMANS EXPAND IN THEIR HISTORIC TERRITORIES, WITH THE CREATION OF 'BEAR SMART COMMUNITIES'. THIS INCLUDES AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICAL PREVENTION EFFORTS, SUCH AS ANTI-POISONING MEASURES AND "BEAR-SAFE" ROADS. INDIGENOUS LED: $50,000INDIGNEOUS LED BRAIDS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE WITH WESTERN SCIENCE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM BALANCE THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF KEYSTONE SPECIES AND INDIGENOUS WAYS OF LIVING. FUNDING SUPPORTED COLLABORATIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY TO BUILD THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION FOR LARGE-SCALE INDIGENOUS-LED CONSERVATION AND ADVANCE BUFFALO RESTORATION POLICY AT THE STATE LEVEL. SHELDRICK TRUST: $26,200FUNDS SUPPORTED THEIR REACH THROUGHOUT KENYA TO PROTECT THE COUNTRY'S THREATENED ELEPHANT POPULATIONS, WHILST OFFERING PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO COUNTERACT HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT AND ENCOURAGE A SUSTAINABLE COEXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. THINK ELEPHANT: $10,000THINK ELEPHANTS INTERNATIONAL COMBINES SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ELEPHANT BEHAVIOR AND BIOLOGY. FUNDS FROM THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION ENABLED NEW RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF A 10-DAY CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ELEPHANTS ON A DEEPER LEVEL AND BECOME AMBASSADORS FOR COEXISTENCE. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST: $6,300THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST IS WORKING TO REDUCE HUMAN-TIGER CONFLICT AND BUILD LONG-TERM COEXISTENCE IN CENTRAL INDIA. FUNDING FROM THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION SUPPORTED CAMERA-TRAP SURVEYS TO MONITOR TIGER POPULATIONS AND HUMAN ACTIVITY, AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR LOCAL FOREST STAFF IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING, WITH THE AIM OF CREATING A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR COEXISTENCE WITH LARGE CARNIVORES. SAVE THE BAY: $10,000SAVE THE BAY PROTECTS AND RESTORES RHODE ISLAND'S COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. FUNDS RAISED SUPPORTED COMMUNITY-LED HABITAT RESTORATION, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE PHRAGMITES FROM NARRAGANSETT BAY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF 26 SUMMER CAMPS TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO LIVE ALONGSIDE AND PROTECT THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT.
  Expenses $521,300 · grants $521,300
• PERPETUATING COEXISTENCE - INDIGENOUS ART ENTERPRISE: WE ARE THE PRIMARY PARTNER TO THE REAL ELEPHANT COLLECTIVE, AN INDIGENOUS ART ENTERPRISE BASED IN THE NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE. POWERED BY THE SOLIGA, BETTAKURUMBA, KATTUNAYAKAN, AND PANIYA COMMUNITIES, WHO LIVE ALONGSIDE THE WILD ELEPHANTS IN THE GREAT ELEPHANT MIGRATION HERD, THE COLLECTIVE BROUGHT THEIR STORY OF COEXISTENCE TO LIFE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TREC, COEXISTENCE STORY DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF A HERD OF 100 LIFE-SIZED ELEPHANT SCULPTURES, CRAFTED FROM THE INVASIVE WEED LANTANA CAMARA, TO MIGRATE ACROSS CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES - TRANSFORMING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE INTO A PLATFORM FOR CULTURAL STORYTELLING AND CONSERVATION MESSAGING. OUR ROLE WAS TO CONCEPTUALIZE THE PUBLIC ART MODEL, PROVIDE SEED FUNDING, DELIVER THE EXHIBIT AND CONNECT MARKETS. THE ARTISANS' EMPATHY, RESPECT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF THESE GIANTS ENABLED THEM TO REPLICATE THE ELEPHANTS WITH REMARKABLE ACCURACY, GENERATING APPROXIMATELY $680,000 IN REVENUE FOR THE COLLECTIVE IN 2024. IN 2024, THE NUMBER OF ELEPHANT-MAKING UNITS ACROSS THE NILGIRI HILLS GREW SIGNIFICANTLY, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ARTISANS FROM 200 TO 300, MAKING IT INDIA'S LARGEST INDIGENOUS ECO-ENTERPRISE WHILE REINFORCING CULTURAL VALUES THAT SUSTAIN BIODIVERSITY. THE CREATION OF THE HERD ALSO ALIGNED ECONOMIC INCENTIVES WITH ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION. THE REAL ELEPHANT COLLECTIVE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED 250 HECTARES OF LANTANA FROM BANDIPUR AND MUDUMALAI RESERVES. COEXISTENCE STORY'S INVESTMENT DIRECTLY SUPPORTED INDIGENOUS LIVELIHOODS, GENERATED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT, AND CREATED MEASURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS THROUGH THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES. BY LINKING ART, CULTURE, ECONOMY, AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENED CULTURAL HERITAGE, SUPPORTED BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, AND EXEMPLIFIED HOW CREATIVE ENTERPRISE CAN ADVANCE COEXISTENCE STRATEGIES AT SCALE.
  revenue $250,295

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

46-3085568

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 (D122)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,694,040

Income (IRS master file)

$3,436,234

Filing history

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.

Questions about COEXISTENCE STORY INC

What is the EIN of COEXISTENCE STORY INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of COEXISTENCE STORY INC is 46-3085568.

Is COEXISTENCE STORY INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.

Are donations to COEXISTENCE STORY INC tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does COEXISTENCE STORY 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 COEXISTENCE STORY INC 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 COEXISTENCE STORY INC 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 COEXISTENCE STORY INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FIONA HUMPHREY.

Who are the officers and directors of COEXISTENCE STORY INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does COEXISTENCE STORY INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,610,414, expenses of $1,560,259 and total assets of $2,694,040 at year end.

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