The Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
812327448
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$481,964
Expenses
$407,477
Assets
$512,916
Liabilities
$50,859

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lewis Metzger (President)

People named in this filing

  • Lars Markgren (Director)
  • Dan Cabela (Director)
  • Douglas Samuelson (Treasurer/Direc)

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

Our purpose clause states "We will support initiatives that: - Develop and implement conservation and wildlife propagation strategies, including strategies to combat poaching;- Develop and implement holistic wildlife conservation solutions with and involving indigenous communities;- Provide financial, material and tactical support to anti-poaching groups and- Increase awareness and acceptance of the value of maintaining diverse wildlife populations"

What it reported doing in 2024

For the 2024 season, ICWCA had a long list of conservation accomplishments through working with partners on the front line in several countries in Africa. - The successful trans location of a family of elephants across South Africa- The support of the rescue of a gorilla and it's returned to its home country in Angola.- The dehorning of many rhinoceros for their safety and protection.- The support of a team of anti poaching ranges and hounds that resulted in a complete reduction in poaching of rhinos in Kruger National Park.- The capture and collar change of several elephants for the purpose of mitigating human wildlife conflict.- The support of a community crop field to provide sustainable food and eliminate the need to poach.- The capture of giraffes for trans location to Angola establishing a new population where they were formally poached out.- The capture and tagging of giraffes for science and research to establish population demographics and landscape use- The support of a rescue and rehabilitation station focusing on PangolinsAs well as several other smaller initiatives, focused on rescuing individuals from snaring incidents, where they were successfully captured the wire snares removed, and they were returned to the wild.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 72
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 69.2%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $15.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 27th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.5%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.26; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -26.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -32.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 69.2% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $327K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.