Nonprofit · EIN 72-1364493
CONSERVATION FORCE INC
Tax-exempt · METAIRIE, LA 70001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,028,055 | $1,969,923 | $58,132 | $2,904,136 | $0 | $2,904,136 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,728,598 | $2,052,013 | -$323,415 | $2,649,844 | $0 | $2,649,844 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,940,876
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $87,179
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,033,784
- Other salaries and wages
- $184,172
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $282,953
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,865
- Program services (functional)
- $1,910,654
- Management and general (functional)
- $59,269
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,649,844
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,904,136
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,904,136
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,557
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,904,136
- Gross receipts
- $2,028,055
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- LA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN J JACKSON III | CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $0 | $42,734 |
| CHRISTIAN B JACKSON | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $0 | $30,500 |
| DANEWE VAN DER WESTHUYZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE MAHONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE SNIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN J JACKSON III | CHAIRMAN & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $0 | $41,786 |
| CHRISTIAN B JACKSON | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 80 | $0 | $30,000 |
| DANEWE VAN DER WESTHUYZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANE MAHONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| RENEE SNIDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3240 SOUTH 1-10 SRVC ROAD WEST SUIT, METAIRIE, LA 70001-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTIAN B JACKSON, 3240 S I-10 SERVICE RD W 200, METAIRIE, LA 700016911
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTIAN B JACKSON, SECRETARY & TREASURER
- Phone
- (504) 837-1233
- Return prepared by
- BERNARD & FRANKS CORP OF CPA'S
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, WILD PLACES AND OUR OUTDOOR WAY OF LIFE. CONSERVATION FORCE STANDS FOR THREE FORCES. ONE, HUNTERS AND ANGLERS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE FORCE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. TWO, CONSERVATION FORCE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT COMBINING FORCES FROM A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS. THREE, CONSERVATION FORCE IS A PROACTIVE FORCE DUE TO ITS RECORD OF CONSERVATION SUCCESSES. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE AREAS: (1) HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY INTEGRITY, (2) SPECIES, (3) MARITIME. HABITAT INCLUDES (A) EASEMENTS, (B) COMMUNAL BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (CBNRM), (C) THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA), AND (D) CONVENTION IN TRADE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. SPECIES INCLUDES A VARIETY OF ANIMALS RANGING FROM THE AFRICAN LION TO THE MARKHOR. MARITIME INCLUDES CBNRM WITH INDIGENOUS COASTAL WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES AND ALL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY RECREATIONAL ANGLERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE CONSERVATION AND SURVIVAL OF ELEPHANT IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA IS A PRIMARY CONCERN OF CONSERVATION FORCE. WE ARE LEADERS IN DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY ASPECTS OF THOSE PLANS. THIS INCLUDES SECURING ESSENTIAL LANDSCAPE, CONTROL OF POACHING, STIMULATING TOLERANCE OF LOCAL RURAL PEOPLE THROUGH CBNRM STRATEGIES, AND MUCH MORE. THE FOCUS IS THE SUPPORT AND PERPETUATION OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ELEPHANT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD- THE UNDISPUTED STRONGHOLDS OF THE LARGEST REMAINING ELEPHANT POPULATIONS.PROJECTS IN ZIMBABWE, TANZANIA & NAMIBIA; THE CLEAN WATER PROJECT; THE DNA TAGGING PROJECT; THE DOORWAY TO WATERWAYS PROJECTS; JUST TO LIST A FEW.Expenses $1,374,328 · grants $545,539
- CONSERVATION OF WHITE AND BLACK RHINO OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: LIKE ELEPHANT, THE BLACK AND WHITE RHINO OF SOUTHERN AFRICA ARE THE LARGEST REMAINING POPULATIONS. THE POPULATIONS ARE STABLE OR GROWING. THE PROGRAMS ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD AND CONSERVATION FORCE DOES ALL THAT IT CAN FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, FUNDING FOR PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THOSE RECOVERY ACTION PLANS.Expenses $181,593 · grants $200,735
- CONTROL OF POACHING: LAW ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY THE CONTROL OF POACHING IS AN ELEMENTARY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT NECESSITY AND A PART OF ALL LION, LEOPARD, ELEPHANT AND RHINO RECOVERY EFFORTS. CONSERVATION FORCE FUNDS ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS ACROSS AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN TANZANIA AND ZIMBABWE DURING THE 2019 PERIOD IN SPECIES IMPORTANT AREAS OUTSIDE OF FORMAL FULLY PROTECTED NATIONAL PARKS.Expenses $216,428 · grants $190,643
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES AND PROJECTS TO ESTABLISH AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, PROTECTION OF HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY INTEGRITY.Expenses $138,305 · grants $96,867
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 | Not 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
- 72-1364493
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D013)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,904,136
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,028,055
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,750,538 | $1,828,918 | $2,973,259 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 CONSERVATION FORCE INC
- What is the EIN of CONSERVATION FORCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CONSERVATION FORCE INC is 72-1364493.
- Is CONSERVATION FORCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to CONSERVATION FORCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CONSERVATION FORCE 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 CONSERVATION FORCE 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 CONSERVATION FORCE 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 CONSERVATION FORCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTIAN B JACKSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of CONSERVATION FORCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CONSERVATION FORCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,028,055, expenses of $1,969,923 and total assets of $2,904,136 at year end.
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