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EIN 87-0572187

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
9
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
2000
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
Description
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA supports the conservation of wildlife and its habitat by providing funding, professional services, and partnerships to Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya and other partner organizations. Its mission is to support the work of Lewa with financial, professional, and other means. Additionally, Lewa USA helps manage the landscape of the conservancy and offers counsel to similar organizations. The organization is located in New York, NY.
Total revenues
$3,321,988
2023
Total expenses
$3,697,876
2023
Total assets
$7,594,797
2023
Num. employees
9
2023

Program areas at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

Lewa USA provides funding, professional services and support withpartnerships to help support the activities of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in kenya both as it manages its own landscape and as it provides counsel to other similar organizations. Lewa USA also serves to propagate Lewa's unique practice of community-centric conservation across kenya, east africa and beyond.

Grants made by Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Aspen Community Foundation (ACF)Intern Program$25,000

Who funds Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$575,959
PayPal Giving FundGeneral Support$375,091
Rees-Jones FoundationMulti-Year Funding To Support the Conservation of Wildlife Throughout Northern Kenya.$270,000
...and 35 more grants received totalling $2,083,405

Personnel at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

NameTitleCompensation
Mike WatsonChief Executive Officer$0
George RiobaChief Financial Officer
John KinotiChief Programmes and Partnerships Officer
Mercy GataiChief Administrative Officer
Sharon PetrieChief Development Officer
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,254,144
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$104,301
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-5,849
Net income from fundraising events$-50,410
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$19,802
Total revenues$3,321,988

Form 990s for Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-10-09990View PDF
2022-122023-06-26990View PDF
2021-122022-05-13990View PDF
2020-122021-06-03990View PDF
2019-122021-11-02990View PDF
...and 12 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 29, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
October 20, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $115,170 from The William H Donner Foundation
October 1, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 9 new grant, including a grant for $41,500 from The Willard G Rouse Iii Memorial Trust
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlife
Characteristics
Operates internationallyNational levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 4449
New York, NY 10163
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
lewa.org/ 
Phone
(800) 634-0338
Facebook page
LewaWildlifeConservancy 
Twitter profile
@lewa_wildlife 
IRS details
EIN
87-0572187
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2000
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0181214
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-12-31
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