Nonprofit · EIN 82-3731270
SAOLA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,005,247 | $910,033 | $95,214 | $533,996 | $27,606 | $506,390 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $819,259 | $551,736 | $267,523 | $460,198 | $49,022 | $411,176 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $558,375 | $679,625 | -$121,250 | $158,879 | $15,226 | $143,653 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $969,630
- Program service revenue
- $27,149
- Investment income
- $8,468
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $38,717
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $416,694
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $490,835
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,368
- Accounting fees
- $2,110
- Occupancy
- $11,900
- Travel
- $19,583
- Depreciation
- $1,140
- Program services (functional)
- $764,849
- Management and general (functional)
- $98,281
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,903
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $460,198
- Total assets, end of year
- $533,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,606
- Net assets, end of year
- $506,390
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $186,390
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $320,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,005,247
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE BURNS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ANDREW HOLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUSIE OFFORD-WOOLLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INTHY DEUANSAWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRO BADALOTTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YIN HANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR LORRAINE SCOTSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR LORRAINE SCOTSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| WILLIAM ROBICHAUD | FORMER DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $8,942 | $0 |
| STEVE BURNS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HOLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSIE OFFORD-WOOLLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INTHY DEUANSAWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR LORRAINE SCOTSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $60,000 |
| WILLIAM ROBICHAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $38,531 |
| STEVE BURNS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ANDREW HOLMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| SUSIE OFFORD-WOOLLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK HAWKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INTHY DEUANSAWAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 512 N 50TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208-3636
- In care of
- % SAYKHAM KEOMOUNGKHOUN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 512 N 50th Street, Milwaukee WI 53208
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVE BURNS, 512 N 50TH STREET, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Andrew Holman, 512 N 50th Street, Milwaukee WI 53208
- Signed the 990
- STEVE BURNS, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (414) 202-8705
- Website
- www.saolafoundation.org
- Return prepared by
- RITZ HOLMAN LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE RICH BIODIVERSITY OF THE ANNAMITE MOUNTAINS BY LEADING EFFORTS TO PREVENT UNRECOVERABLE BIODIVERSITY LOSS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF DIRECT INTERVENTIONS, EMPOWERING NATIONAL CONSERVATIONISTS, CONDUCTING APPLIED RESEARCH AND PRIORITY SETTING, AND COLLABORATING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
Program accomplishments
- SIGNED THE SAOLA FOUNDATION'S FIRST MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF LAO, ESTABLISHING THE OFFICIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE SAOLA SEARCH PROGRAM AND STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION AT NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, AND DISTRICT LEVELS.CONDUCTED THE MOST INTENSIVE SEARCH FOR THE SAOLA EVER UNDERTAKEN, ADVANCING FIELD OPERATIONS, SCIENTIFIC METHODS, AND ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE NAM CHOUANNAM XANG (NCNX) LANDSCAPE.INVESTED HEAVILY IN LAO NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICAL CAPACITY; STRENGTHENED ORGANIZATIONAL GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND THE RECRUITMENT OF THE FOUNDATION'S FIRST FUNDRAISING AND COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.ESTABLISHED ANNAMITE MOUNTAINS CONSERVATION LTD. (AMC LTD.), A LAO-BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM NATIONAL CONSERVATION DELIVERY.CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS, SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION, AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP, POSITIONING THE FOUNDATION FOR LONG-TERM, MULTI-SPECIES CONSERVATION IMPACT IN THE ANNAMITE MOUNTAINS.Expenses $764,849 · grants $38,717
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 | 990 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
- 82-3731270
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $533,996
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,005,247
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,005,247 | $910,033 | $533,996 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $819,259 | $551,736 | $460,198 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $558,375 | $679,625 | $158,879 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $510,651 | $416,016 | $302,711 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Andrew Holman | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $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 82-3731270).
Questions about SAOLA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SAOLA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAOLA FOUNDATION is 82-3731270.
- Is SAOLA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to SAOLA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAOLA FOUNDATION 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 SAOLA FOUNDATION 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 SAOLA FOUNDATION 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 SAOLA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVE BURNS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAOLA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SAOLA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,005,247, expenses of $910,033 and total assets of $533,996 at year end.
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