Conservation Action Research Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOTIC PROCESSES THAT UNDERLIE AND MAINTAIN THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE WORLDWIDE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TROPICS, AND TO USE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO ADDRESS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES.
- Income
- $163,017
- Spending
- $131,622
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $127,796 spent. ASPIRE SUPPORTING CONSERVATION SCIENCE IN AFRICA: CARN SUPPORTS SCIENCE IN CENTRAL AFRICA BY PROVIDING SMALL GRANTS TO AFRICAN SCIENTISTS AND SUPPORTING LOGISTICS FOR SCIENTISTS WORKING COUNTRY. WE PROVIDE GRANTS TO YOUNG AFRICAN RESEARCHERS. GRANT MAKERS EXPLANATION FOR MONITORING USE OF FUNDS OUTSIDE US CARN REQUIRES GRANTEES TO PROVIDE MID-TERM AND FINAL FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC REPORTING ON THEIR USE OF ASPIRE FUNDS USING TEMPLATES WE PROVIDE. WE ALSO REQUEST THAT GRANTEES SEND ANY SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION THAT RESULT FROM THEIR ASPIRE FUNDING, EVEN AFTER THE GRANT AND REPORTING PERIOD IS FINISHED. FINALLY, WE OCCASIONALLY CONDUCT SURVEYS OF PAST GRANTEES TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OUR GRANTS HAVE ON THEIR CAREERS AND PRODUCTIVITY.WELLS AND WATERTHIS PROGRAM AIMS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO WATER BY VILLAGES PARTICIPATING IN A NATIVE TREE PLANTING PROJECT BY BUILDING WELLS LOCATED STRATEGICALLY NEAR COMMUNITIES. THE WELLS ARE BUILT BY A LOCAL VETTED CONTRACTOR AND MEMBERS OF THE TEAM VISITED THE SITE AND VERIFIED AND REPORTED WITH PICTURES AND VIDEOS ON THE WORK PERFORMED. CONSERVATION GENETICSCONSERVATION GENETICS: CARN SUPPORTED NUMEROUS PROJECTS TO USE ADVANCED GENETICSTECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND AND PRESERVE SPECIES. WE SUPPORTED WORK ON PANGOLINS, THEWORLDS MOST TRAFFICKED MAMMAL THAT ELUCIDATED ROUTES OF PANGOLIN TRAFFICKING FROMAFRICA TO ASIA USING THE DNA ISOLATED FROM PANGOLIN SCALES CONFISCATED IN HONG KONG.WE ALSO SUPPORT WORK TO USE ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT ANIMALS HAVE BEEN PRESENT IN RWANDA OVER TIME. THAT WORK TRAINED DOZENS OF STUDENTS ANDCONSERVATIONISTS FROM THROUGHOUT AFRICA ON THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF EDNA. THATDATA IS BEING ANALYZED AND PREPARED FOR PUBLICATION.NGS PANGOLINBUCK KNIVES
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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