Cheetah Conservation Fund: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 31-1726923)

Laura L Marker’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Laura L Marker	$125,823	$120,313	$115,500	—	—
Laurie L Marker	—	—	—	$108,333	$100,000
Robert Skidmore	$104,755	—	—	—	—
Bruce Brewer	$102,946	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Conserves cheetahs in their natural habitats.

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1 program · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022

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The Cheetah Conservation Fund promotes public awareness and education through lecture tours, publications, regional volunteer "chapters and fundraising activities, which bring the plight of the wild cheetah to the public's attention. These activities occur largely in the United States, but also occasionally in other countries.

$4.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Dante S Stephensen FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Money outPt IX

$5.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.6M

Managementcol C$276K

Fundraisingcol D$413K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$192K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$222K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$147K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$143K

Investment incomeLn 3$52K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$148K

Total revenueLn 12$4.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$481K

SavingsLn 2$794K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K

Other assetsLn 15$107K

Total assetsLn 16$3.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$192K

Net assetsLn 32$2.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 515

VolunteersI 6100

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.0M	$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.2M	$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$9K	$7K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.4M	$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$135K	$192K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.3M	$2.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$2.9M	$2.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$116K	$73K	$20K	$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$754K	$474K	$128K	$151K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$35K	$22K	$6K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$10K	$6K	$2K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$68K	$43K	$12K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$743	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$36K		$36K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$18K		$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$521K	$516K	$2K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$239K	$82K	$33K	$124K
Information technologyLn 14	$62K	$20K	$6K	$37K
OccupancyLn 16	$39K	$24K	$7K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$217K	$181K	$824	$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$1K	$358	$400
InsuranceLn 23	$18K	$11K	$3K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$212K	$205K	$940	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$5.3M	$4.6M	$276K	$413K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$6.7M	$6.6M	$128K	$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$5.6M	$5.1M	$509K	$3.5M	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$4.1M	$5.3M	−$1.1M	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.3M	$3.7M	$590K	$4.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$4.0M	$3.0M	$984K	$3.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $4,108,457 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,143,991$4,216,232

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $163,599−$95,391

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,967−$12,384

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,323,557$4,108,457

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,720,528$2,908,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,013,491$982,274

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $999,386$1,366,369

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,733,405$5,256,643

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $590,152−$1,148,186

Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members15

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,108,457 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for −$4,969 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$142,525

VIII-1e Government grants$222,189

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,851,518

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$147,262

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,216,232

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52,113$52,113

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$147,504−$147,504

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,415−$7,415

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$4,969 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$102,806$4,108,457

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,256,643 across 18 lines filed

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,908,000$2,908,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,639 · Management $19,662 · Fundraising $23,199$115,500

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $474,052 · Management $128,314 · Fundraising $151,397$753,763

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $21,845 · Management $5,913 · Fundraising $6,976$34,734

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,236 · Management $1,688 · Fundraising $1,992$9,916

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,993 · Management $11,637 · Fundraising $13,731$68,361

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $743 · Management $1,248$1,991

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,463$36,463

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,645$17,645

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $515,916 · Management $2,180 · Fundraising $2,607$520,703

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $81,648 · Management $33,158 · Fundraising $124,251$239,057

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,592 · Management $5,637 · Fundraising $36,784$62,013

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,915 · Management $6,943 · Fundraising $7,714$38,572

IX-17 TravelPrograms $180,866 · Management $824 · Fundraising $35,289$216,979

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,230$1,230

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,242 · Management $358 · Fundraising $400$2,000

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,215 · Management $3,227 · Fundraising $3,611$18,053

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,359 · Management $940 · Fundraising $5,364$211,663

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,567,491 · Management $275,837 · Fundraising $413,315$5,256,643

Part X · Balance sheet $2,985,848 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,205,762$481,053

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $776,432$794,405

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $203,653$340,783

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,392$43,611

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,762$6,762

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,191,485$1,212,031

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,400$107,203

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,391,886$2,985,848

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,691$88,850

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$102,838

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,691$191,688

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,203,144$1,741,472

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,054,051$1,052,688

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,257,195$2,794,160

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,391,886$2,985,848

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,794,160 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,108,457

XI-2 Total expenses$5,256,643

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,148,186

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,257,195

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$314,849

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,794,160

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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