Ecoflix Foundation Inc Fka Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
651212560
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Hidden Hills, CA, USA
Phone
8186092300
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Bird Sanctuary, Preserve
Affiliation
Buddhism

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,178,551
Expenses
$1,088,176
Assets
$1,145,423
Liabilities
$2,832

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID CASSELMAN (PRESIDENT & CEO)

People named in this filing

  • DAVID CASSELMAN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • DR NIALL MCCANN (DIRECTOR)
  • TEO ALFERO (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The cambodia wildlife sanctuary is committed to protecting remaining habitat for jungle animals in cambodia. We have been working in harmony with the government to protect a large area of un-mined jungle land north of the world famous ankhor wat temples. We have been rescuing endangered animals, with a focus upon elephants, primates and other unique, indigenous inhabitants of this portion of southeast asia. It is part of our core mission to employ local residents who have been hunting in order to survive. By enlisting their aid to protect the animals, we hope to change the long term prospects for protection of the habitat and animals in this area.

What it reported doing in 2024

We have successfully rescued four elephants, countless gibbons and monkeys, tigers, wild birds, sloths, snakes and other indigenous species. We have also developed our own military to protect our sanctuary land from illegal logging and poaching. As part of that process, we have developed a volunteer center where we welcome people from all over the world. Bungalows, bathrooms and a large communal kitchen and dining area welcome our volunteers. All power is provided by solar collection and all food served is vegan, grown on the property. We have built fire breaks, water features for the animals and we are in the process of constructing a world-first sanctuary for bull elephants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 57
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 98.8%; rating input score 99; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.7%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 29.7% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.