Wildlife Alliance Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
WILDLIFE ALLIANCE IS THE LEADER IN DIRECT PROTECTION OF FORESTS AND WILDLIFE IN TROPICAL ASIA. OUR MISSION IS TO COMBAT DEFORESTATION, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND POVERTY BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $9.2 million
- Spending
- $11.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 26.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 74%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $289,835, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 26.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 27% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (5)
- $7.0 million spent. CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM: THE CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM (CFPP) PROVIDES ON-THE-GROUND PROTECTION TO ONE OF ASIA'S LAST REMAINING ELEPHANT CORRIDORS. THE CARDAMOM MOUNTAINS RAINFOREST IS HOME TO OVER 55 IUCN THREATENED WILDLIFE SPECIES AND IS A 200 GLOBAL ECOREGION AND THEREFORE ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION PLACES ON THE PLANET. LOCATED IN THE INDO-BURMESE PENINSULA, AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT, THE CARDAMOM MOUNTAIN RANGE IS THE REGION'S MOST IMPORTANT WATERSHED AND CARBON SINK. CFPP PROVIDES DIRECT PROTECTION TO OVER 830,000 HECTARES OF TROPICAL FOREST AND ADDRESSES THE LOCAL DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION THROUGH (1) ZONING AND DEMARCATION OF PROTECTED FORESTLAND; (2) ADVOCACY AT ALL LEVELS (SEE SCHEDULE O) OF GOVERNMENT TO CANCEL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL AND MINING LAND CONCESSIONS; (3) DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS IN AGRICULTURE, ECOTOURISM, AND REFORESTATION FOR POOR LANDLESS FARMERS PRACTICING DESTRUCTIVE FOREST SLASH-AND-BURN; (4) RANGER PATROL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STOP WILDLIFE POACHING, ILLEGAL LOGGING AND FORESTLAND CLEARINGS. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ARE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO IMPLEMENT THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S OVER TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT SHOWS THAT A THREAT-BASED METHODOLOGY IS THE ONLY EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY WITH MEASURABLE RESULTS. THAT IS WHY DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IS NOT ENOUGH. RAMPANT WILDLIFE POACHING, ILLEGAL LOGGING AND ENCROACHMENT ON FORESTLAND WHICH ARE OFTEN CONDUCTED BY WELL-ORGANIZED, WELL-FUNDED INDIVIDUALS AND NETWORKS FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT ON THE GROUND. THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOMS HAVE BEEN UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE SINCE 2002, WHEN A TRANS-BOUNDARY FREEWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH THE TROPICAL FOREST, OPENING VAST TRACKS OF WILDERNESS TO REAL ESTATE SPECULATORS AND COMMERCIAL HUNTERS. IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, HUNDREDS OF HECTARES OF STATE FORESTLAND WERE SOLD IN ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS, AND 37 ASIAN ELEPHANTS WERE KILLED. TO BRING THE SITUATION BACK UNDER CONTROL, CAMBODIA'S FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION CALLED WILDLIFE ALLIANCE FOR ASSISTANCE. PATROL UNITS WERE RECRUITED, TRAINED AND EQUIPPED, THREE SMALL RANGER STATIONS WERE ESTABLISHED, AND SYSTEMATIC PATROLLING WAS IMPLEMENTED. A PROVINCE-WIDE CAMPAIGN WAS CONDUCTED, INFORMING ALL VILLAGERS THAT THE NEW FORESTRY LAW 2002 WOULD DELIVER STRICT PROSECUTIONS FOR ANY FURTHER ELEPHANT KILLINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE PATROLLING AND THE CAMPAIGN, ELEPHANT DEATHS WERE REDUCED BY 98%, TIGER DEATHS WERE REDUCED BY 50% AND FOREST FIRES WERE REDUCED BY 80%. ONLY 4 ELEPHANTS WERE REPORTED KILLED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS 2003-2012. AT THE SAME TIME, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AND THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT SELLING STATE FORESTS UNDER THE TABLE BY CONDUCTING A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ZONING AND DEMARCATION OPERATION THAT INVOLVED PROVINCIAL, DISTRICT AND COMMUNE AUTHORITIES AS WELL AS 3 MINISTRIES FROM CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. AS A RESULT, 401 CASES OF FORESTLAND ENCROACHMENT AND OVER 500 LAND TITLE CLAIMS WERE CANCELLED IN JUST THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF OPERATIONS (APRIL TO DECEMBER 2002). ZONING OF FREEWAY NO. 48 WAS OFFICIALLY FINALIZED AND SIGNED IN NOVEMBER 2003. PRECISE UTM BOUNDARIES FOR EACH COMMUNE AND EACH STRICTLY PROTECTED FOREST SEGMENT ARE STILL IN EFFECT TODAY. RANGER PATROLS AS OF 2022, THE CARDAMOM FOREST PROTECTION PROGRAM (CFPP) COVERS 1,747,829 HECTARES OF RAINFOREST (SOUTHERN CARDAMOM NATIONAL PARK, TATAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, KIRIROM NATIONAL PARK, BOTUM SAKOR NATIONAL PARK,CENTRAL CARDAMOM NATIONAL PARK, CARDAMOM BIODIVERSITY CORRIDOR AND BUFFER ZONE) WHICH IS GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, ECOSYSTEM, SERVICING, AND COMMUNITY LIVELIHOODS. RANGER PATROLLING IS CONDUCTED FROM 15 MOE FULL RANGER STATIONS: KOH PAOR, VEAL PI, TRAPEANG RUNG, STUNG PROAT, SRE AMBEL, CHAMBOK, CHHAY ARENG, O'SOM, ROVEANG, BOTUM SAKOR, THMOR RUNG, TIGER REINTRODUCTION, PEAM KRASOP, THMOR DA AND CHRAK CHANG IETH. EACH STATION HAS A PATROL QUADRANT THAT RANGES FROM 26,349 HA TO 181,419 HA. CFPP PATROLS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ENSURED RESPECT FOR DEMARCATION BOUNDARIES SINCE 2003 AND SYSTEMATICALLY ENFORCED THE LAW BY TAKING TO COURT ALL CASES OF FOREST CLEARING AND LAND ENCROACHMENT. WHENEVER MILITARY, HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS OR POWERFUL BUSINESSPEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO GRAB FORESTLAND, FAST REPORTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO A SPECIAL INTER-MINISTERIAL LAND USE COMMITTEE FOR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION. WITHOUT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S CONTINUED SUPPORT, THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM TROPICAL RAINFOREST IS AT RISK OF BEING CLEARED FOR CONVERSION INTO AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND REAL ESTATE SALES. TAKING CASES TO COURT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE MONITORS THE PROCESS OF TAKING OFFENDERS TO COURT AND ENSURING FOLLOW-UP ON ALL COURT CASES, BY CONSISTENTLY BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OFFICERS AND REINFORCING GOOD GOVERNANCE. WHEN OFFENDERS ARE CAUGHT, THE RANGERS FILL OUT THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND BRING THE OFFENDERS TO THE PROVINCIAL CANTONMENT FORESTRY OFFICE, SECURE THE TRANSFER LETTER TO ATTACH TO THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS, TRANSPORT THE OFFENDER TO THE COURT AND COLLECT THE COURT HANDOVER DOCUMENT. THE RANGERS ACCOMPANY THE OFFENDERS THROUGH THE COURT PROCESS, ASSURING THAT APPROPRIATE LEGAL PROCEDURES ARE APPLIED. REPORTING MONTHLY REPORTS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT TO MAINTAINING GOAL ACHIEVEMENT BECAUSE (A) THEY ENABLE MANAGEMENT TO MONITOR ACTIVITIES BASED ON TRENDS OVER TIME AND (B) BUILD CAPACITY OF THE STATION RANGERS IN UNDERSTANDING THREATS AND CURRENT ISSUES AND HOW TO MODIFY/IMPROVE NEXT MONTH'S PATROLLING TECHNIQUES TO OVERCOME DIFFICULTIES. REPORTS SYSTEMATICALLY TRACK ALL ACTIVITIES WITH METRICS. THESE INCLUDE: 1. PATROL ITINERARIES ARE TRACKED BY GPS AND MAPPED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH GIS. 2. ALL FOREST CRIME CASES ARE DOCUMENTED, POACHING, LOGGING, LAND ENCROACHMENT, WITH PRECISE GPS LOCATIONS, PHOT
- $1.1 million spent. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION: WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO REHABILITATE ANIMALS VICTIMIZED BY THE WILDLIFE TRADE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SUPPORT AND CARE NECESSARY TO READY THEM FOR RELEASE BACK INTO THE WILD. CARE FOR RESCUED WILDLIFE THE THOUSANDS OF LIVE ANIMALS RESCUED EVERY YEAR NEED FIRST AID INTERVENTION ON THE ROAD TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND PROFESSIONAL CARE ONCE THEY ARRIVE AT THE WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER. IN RESPONSE, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CREATED ITS CARE FOR RESCUED WILDLIFE PROGRAM (CRW) THAT PROVIDES VETERINARIANS, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY SPECIALIST, (SEE SCHEDULE O) PROPER FOOD DIETS, AND SPACIOUS ENCLOSURES. THE CRW PROGRAM HAS RETROFITTED THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT'S RESCUE CENTER IN PHNOM TAMAO WHICH WAS CONSIDERED BEFORE 2001 "A PLACE WHERE ANIMALS CAME TO DIE". TODAY, THANKS TO A NEW WATER SYSTEM, A BABY CLINIC, A REBUILT QUARANTINE, AND DOZENS OF NEW ENCLOSURES, ALONG WITH TRAINED KEEPERS, VETERINARIAN SUPPLIES AND STRICT DIET PROTOCOLS FOR EACH SPECIES, THE WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER HAS BECOME ONE OF SOUTHEAST ASIA'S PREMIER INSTITUTION IN CARING FOR ANIMALS VICTIMIZED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE, GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE, AND ONE OF THE REGION'S FOREMOST WILDLIFE RESCUE FACILITIES. 1,564 INDIVIDUALS FROM 102 SPECIES LIVE THERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF 5,000 ACRES OF RE-GROWING FOREST. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOUNDARY FENCE TO DEMARCATE AND PROTECT THE RESCUE CENTRE AND SURROUNDING FOREST THAT COMPRISES PHNOM TAMAO, DECLARED OFFICIALLY PROTECTED BY ROYAL DECREE ON AUGUST 9, 2022, WAS COMPLETED IN 2023 AFTER PERMISSION WAS GRANTED BY THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT. AT THE REQUEST OF FA, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE ALSO CONSTRUCTED A FENCE BETWEEN THE STANDING FOREST AND THE AREA THAT WAS CLEARED IN 2022, NOW CALLED THE 'BOTANICAL GARDEN'. ALONG WITH THE FENCE COMES THE NEED FOR IMPROVED SECURITY AND WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS CONSTRUCTED 3 PATROL STATIONS, WHICH OUR RANGERS CAN OPERATE FROM AND MONITOR AND REGULATE THE REQUIRED ENTRY GATES, THAT ARE SET WITHIN THE FENCE. WITH NEARLY 300,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, PTWRC IS A SHOWPIECE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN CAMBODIA. EDUCATION HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MAIN FUNCTIONS AT THE CENTER, AND WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO PHNOM TAMAO FOR CAMBODIAN STUDENTS, THEIR PARENTS AND TEACHERS. THESE TRIPS GIVE STUDENTS DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE ANIMALS AND HELP SHAPE THE CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE OF TOMORROW. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION RESCUED ANIMALS WHICH ARE SICK, INJURED, HABITUATED TO HUMANS, OR PREMATURELY ORPHANED ARE PROVIDED CARE AND VETERINARY TREATMENT AT PHNOM TAMAO FOR AS LONG AS NECESSARY. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE ANIMALS FIT TO RETURN TO THE WILD, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CREATED THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION WHERE ANIMALS CAN BE READY FOR RELEASE IN A SAFE AND PROTECTED ENVIRONMENT. SITUATED IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM RAINFOREST, THE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION STATION FOCUSES ON 'SOFT' RELEASE PROJECTS THAT ALLOW ANIMALS TO BECOME ACCLIMATED TO THEIR NEW ENVIRONMENT BEFORE RELEASE. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT ACCLIMATIZATION, PROVISION OF SUPPLEMENTARY FOOD AND POST-RELEASE MONITORING INCREASES SURVIVAL RATES DRAMATICALLY. THIS METHODOLOGY HAS LED TO THE SUCCESSFUL RELEASE OF MANY ANIMALS, INCLUDING BINTURONGS, PILEATED GIBBONS, AND PANGOLINS. BY RETURNING SPECIES TO THE FOREST, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE IS HELPING TO RESTORE A DEPLETED ECOSYSTEM, REPOPULATING A ONCE BARREN FOREST WHERE ANIMALS AND NATURE CAN THRIVE. IN 2013, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE UNDERTOOK A NEW ENDEAVOR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CAMBODIAN FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION AND THE APSARA AUTHORITY TO REINTRODUCE ENDANGERED PILEATED GIBBONS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE DESOLATE FOREST SURROUNDING THE ANGKOR TEMPLE COMPLEX, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND CAMBODIA'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE REINTRODUCED PILEATED GIBBON, GERMAIN'S SILVERED LANGUR, CIVETS, AND MUNTJAC AFFECTED BY THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. OUR GOAL FOR THIS PROJECT IS THAT OFFSPRING OF THE REINTRODUCED WILDLIFE WILL FIND THEIR OWN MATES AND FORM WILD POPULATIONS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NOT HAVE TO BE MANAGED. COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SUPPORT WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S COMMUNITY CONSERVATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (CCS) PROVIDES LOCAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT THEIR LOCAL FOREST AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS WITH TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN THEIR EFFORTS. THIS HELP TAKES DIFFERENT FORMS, INCLUDING PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, THE PROVISION OF PER DIEMS FOR PATROLS, INTERACTING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON THEIR BEHALF OR RAISING THE PROFILE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO SPREAD THE WORD. IN 2022, IN PRAMBEI MOM COMMUNITY FOREST IN KAMPONG SPEU, THE COMMUNITY RANGERS HERE CONTINUED THEIR PATROLS TO PROTECT THE HERDS OF WILD BANTENG THAT MOVE BETWEEN THE CF AND THE SURROUNDING SUGARCANE PLANTATIONS. A TOTAL OF 122 SNARES WERE REMOVED DURING PATROLS, ALL OF THEM FROM THE PLANTATIONS. SINCE MORE SNARES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2022, THE WRRT VISITED AT THE END OF DECEMBER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY RANGERS, REMOVING 7 SNARES DURING THEIR JOINT PATROLS. OUR CAMERA TRAP STUDY OF THE BANTENG POPULATION CONTINUES, WITH MORE PHOTOS OF BANTENG CAPTURED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR. OTHER SPECIES PHOTOGRAPHED INCLUDE ASIATIC JACKAL, YELLOW-THROATED MARTEN, WILD BOAR, RED MUNTJAC, PORCUPINE, RABBIT, INDOCHINESE GROUND SQUIRREL, GREEN PEAFOWL, BLACK EAGLE, FISH OWL. ALSO, PHOTOGRAPHED WERE DOMESTIC CATTLE, VILLAGERS WITH HOMEMADE RIFLES AND DOGS, AND OTHER VILLAGERS WITH BUCKETS TO COLLECT NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS. IN 2024, THE RANGERS REMOVED A TOTAL OF 1290 SNARES FOR LARGER ANIMALS AND CIVETS, SET WITHIN A RADIUS OF 5KM AROUND WRS. THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF NUMBERS OF MORE COMMON SPECIES, SUCH AS WILD PIGS, PORCUPINES, CIVETS, LEOPARD CATS, SAMBAR, MUNTJAC AND MOUSE DEER, INTERSPERSED WITH LESS ABUNDANT VISITORS, SUCH AS DHOLE, OTTERS, CLOUDED LEOPARDS, SUN BEARS AND GIANT BLACK SQUIRRELS INDICATES THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING SEEMS
- $1.0 million spent. ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT: WILDLIFE ALLIANCE WORKS WITH THE MOST DISADVANTAGED, LANDLESS POOR IN SOUTHWEST CAMBODIA TO BUILD TECHNICAL, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS. COMMUNITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO TRANSFORM THEIR OWN LIVES YIELDING A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING FOR INDIVIDUALS, EFFECTIVE LOCAL MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, AND INCREASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PROVIDES ACCESS TO INCREASED INCOME, LAND, MARKETS, AND FOOD SECURITY; AND PROVIDES CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND SKILL BUILDING IN AGRICULTURE, ECOTOURISM AND REFORESTATION; SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF THESE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR SURROUNDING HABITAT. SUPPORT FOR CIVIL SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT ENSURES VILLAGERS FEEL (SEE SCHEDULE O) EMPOWERED TO ADMINISTER THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND IMPLEMENT LONG-LASTING CHANGE. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS DEVELOPED THESE ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS PROGRAMS: TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT, COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT AND COMMUNITY RANGERS PROGRAM. EACH PROGRAM TAKES A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO INCOME GENERATION AND HABITAT PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. REFORESTATION CONTINUOUS FOREST COVER IS CRITICAL TO PRESERVING A REGION'S WATER ECOSYSTEM AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. ATTRACTING RAINFALL, RECHARGING UNDERGROUND AQUIFERS, SUPPLYING SURFACE STREAMS, AND CREATING RESILIENCE TO DROUGHTS AND FLOODS ARE IMPORTANT REGULATION SYSTEMS THAT A HEALTHY RAINFOREST PROVIDES. THE TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRESSING NEED WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF RESTORING NATURAL FOREST COVER WHERE FORESTS HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING AND REPAIRING LARGE MAMMAL RANGES AND MIGRATION ROUTES IN THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM RAINFOREST, SAFEGUARDING THE HABITAT FOR THOUSANDS OF SPECIES. THE PROJECT WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE FIELD PROGRAM FROM SEED COLLECTION TO NURSERY GERMINATION AND PROPAGATION, TO LAND PREPARATION WITH SOIL ENRICHMENT AND PLANTING, AND POST-PLANTING TREATMENT TO FIGHT INVASIVE GRASSES AND REPLACE WEAK PLANTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE FOREST GROWTH OVER THE NEXT YEARS. WITH 733,000 TREES PLANTED SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE TROPICAL REFORESTATION PROJECT HAS MITIGATED THE IMPACT OF DESTRUCTIVE FARMING AND ILLEGAL LOGGING, WHILE PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS TO THE VERY PEOPLE WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY ENGAGING IN THOSE ACTIVITIES. AGRICULTURE THE COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CADP) WAS IMPLEMENTED IN SOVANNA BAITONG VILLAGE IN 2004 TO HELP THE VILLAGERS, WHO PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED IN DESTRUCTIVE SLASH-AND-BURN FARMING PRACTICES AND WILDLIFE POACHING, EARN THEIR LIVING FROM MODERN AGRICULTURE. IN CONTRIBUTION TO THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROJECT, A COMMUNITY ORCHARD CULTIVATING HIGH-INCOME FRUIT TREES, PARTICULARLY DURIAN, RAMBUTAN, AND LONGAN, WAS CREATED IN LATE 2013. THE ORCHARD IS LOCALLY MANAGED BY THE SOVANNA BAITONG AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION WITH SUPPORT FROM A TEAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS OF WILDLIFE ALLIANCE. THE MAIN PROJECT ACTIVITIES ARE COMMUNITY ORCHARD MANAGEMENT AND CADP CENTER MANAGEMENT. BECAUSE SOVANNA BAITONG BECAME SUSTAINABLE, EARLY 2017, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HANDED OVER PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITY TO SOVANNA BAITONG AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE STILL PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CONTINUE MANAGING AND MAINTAINING 20 HECTARES OF 3,283 HIGH-VALUE FRUIT TREES IN THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD. THE ORCHARD HAS PRODUCED AND SOLD RAMBUTANS AND DURIANS, BRINGING GOOD REVENUES INTO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, THE ORCHARD PRODUCED 21,212 DURIAN AND 550 KG RAMBUTAN FRUITS. A PORTION OF THE 2023 INCOME FROM THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD WAS INVESTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE IN SOVANNA BAITONG VILLAGE. THE PROGRAM HAD ALSO WORKED TO IMPROVE THE IRRIGATION, VILLAGE ROAD AND WATER PUMPING SYSTEM ENSURING THAT THERE WILL BE GREATER YIELDS FROM FUTURE HARVESTS AND THAT THE FRUIT TREES WILL CONTINUE TO BE PRODUCTIVE. IN 2024, THE COMMUNITY ORCHARD PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 6,318 DURIAN FRUITS AND 327KG OF RAMBUTANS FOR THE INCOME OF THE PROJECT. ECOTOURISM THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT, LOCATED IN THE COMMUNE OF CHI PHAT AND CHHAY AREANG, PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAININGS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MANAGING AN ECOTOURISM SITE THAT ENABLES VILLAGERS TO FIND VALUE IN THE PROTECTION OF THEIR NATURAL HERITAGE. THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM FORMAT CREATES STAKEHOLDERS OUT OF ITS LOCAL RESIDENTS BY IMPLEMENTING COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITIES THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDING. BY SHARING RESPONSIBILITIES SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND GUESTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS, FOREST TREKKING AND RIVERBOAT TOURS, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VISITOR CENTER AND COMMUNITY FUND, MEMBERS ARE ENSURING THAT DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE OF THEIR HABITAT IS IN LINE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND HERITAGE. IN 2014, THE COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM PROJECT RECEIVED THE CAMBODIAN MINISTRY OF TOURISM CLEAN CITY, CLEAN RESORT, GOOD SERVICE AND GOOD HOSPITALITY AWARD FOR 2014-2015 AS WELL AS THE 2014 DUBAI INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT. IN 2015, THE PROJECT RECEIVED THE ECO BUSINESS OUTSTANDING AWARD FOR 2015 FROM THE CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER. FOR THE YEAR 2016, THE PROJECT WON THREE AWARDS DURING THE ASEAN TOURISM FORUM IN SINGAPORE, ONE ASEAN ECO TOURISM STANDARD AWARD FOR 2016 AND TWO ASEAN HOMESTAY STANDARD AWARD FOR 2016. FOR THE YEAR 2023, CHHAY AREANG COMMUNITY BASED ECO-TOURISM PROUDLY RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS EAGLE HOMESTAY AWARD IN KOH KONG PROVINCIAL THEATER, A TESTAMENT TO THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOURISM IN CAMBODIA. THEY ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP ON OTOP (ONE VILLAGE, ONE PRODUCT) MOVEMENT IN 2023. THEIR DEDICATION WAS REWARDED WITH SIX PRESTIGIOUS CERTIFICATES, RECOGNIZING THEIR EXPERTISE IN DIVERSE AREAS LIKE TURMERIC CULTIVATION, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, NATURAL WINE PRODUCTION, CLOUD SEA CAMPI
- $437,346 spent. COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKINGWILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT THEY DO NOT ADDRESS JUST ONE ASPECT OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE-CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE SHIPMENTS, CONFISCATING LIVE ANIMALS, BUSH MEAT AND VEHICLES AND PROVIDING CARE AND REHABILITATION FOR THE ANIMALS BUT WE COVER EVERY ASPECT OF THE ILLEGAL TRADE AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS DEVELOPED SUCCESSFUL RELEASE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE RAINFORESTS, LAKES AND WETLANDS OF CAMBODIA WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHERN CARDAMOM MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH IS THE BEST PROTECTED WILDERNESS OF THE REGION. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE CHOSE CAMBODIA AS A FOCUS OF ITS CONSERVATION WORK BECAUSE OF THE RAMPANT ILLEGAL TRADE TO CHINA THAT IS DECIMATING ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE POPULATION AND BECAUSE CAMBODIA IS EMERGING AS A TRANSIT HUB AND FINAL DESTINATION FOR TRAFFICKED IVORY AND RHINO HORN FROM AFRICA. THE ILLEGAL TRADE IS THE MOST PRESSING THREAT TO WILDLIFE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAMIN 2001, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PARTNERED WITH THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT AN URBAN LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM, KNOWN AS THE WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAM (WRRT) THAT CRACKS DOWN 24/7 ON THE RAMPANT WILDLIFE TRADE ON CAMBODIA'S BORDERS AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE ONGOING PRESENCE OF THE WRRT HAS DISRUPTED THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING BY UP TO 75% IN CAMBODIA AND ENSURED THAT WILDLIFE IS NO LONGER EATEN AT 90% OF THE RESTAURANTS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL. THE WRRT IS COMPRISED OF ROYAL GENDARMERIE (MILITARY POLICE) AND FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, OVERSEEN BY WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PROJECT MANAGERS. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE PROVIDES TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND LOGISTICAL FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE TEAM. THE WRRT CONDUCT OPERATIONS ACTING ON INFORMATION FROM A VAST INFORMANT NETWORK AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TEAM MAINTAINS A WELL-KNOWN AND STERN PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. WRRT PROVIDES HUMANE CARE TO CONFISCATE WILDLIFE WHILE IN TRANSIT AND, IF DEEMED SUITABLE, IMMEDIATELY RELEASES THE ANIMALS BACK INTO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT IN APPROPRIATE AND SAFE LOCATION. WILDLIFE WHICH IS INJURED, SICK OR HABITUATED TO HUMANS IS TRANSPORTED TO PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE (PTWRC).THE WRRT'S SUCCESS WAS RECOGNIZED IN 2011, WHEN THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT INVITED US TO SERVE AS CAMBODIA'S NATIONAL TASK FORCE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (ASEAN-WEN). FOUNDED IN 2005, ASEAN-WEN IS A NETWORK COMPOSED OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF 10 MEMBER NATIONS (BRUNEI, CAMBODIA, INDONESIA, LAOS, MALAYSIA, MYANMAR, THE PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM AND THAILAND) THAT FACILITATES CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE. ASEAN-WEN COORDINATES REGIONAL RESPONSE TO ILLEGAL TRADE IN PROTECTED SPECIES, WHILE EACH MEMBER NATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING AN INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE AND CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE/COORDINATION UNIT TO SHARE INFORMATION CRITICAL TO INTERRUPTING CROSS-BORDER WILDLIFE TRADING. CAMBODIA'S WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORK WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2010 BY THE ROYAL GOVERNMENT'S FORESTRY ADMINISTRATION OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES. CAMBODIA-WEN OVERSEES ALL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE COUNTRY WHILE THE WRRT'S TEAM MEMBERS REPRESENT THE COUNTRY AT INTERNATIONAL WEN MEETINGS. WRRT OPERATIONS ARE RECORDED IN A NATIONAL DATABASE TRACKING OFFENDER, PENALTIES, COURT CASES, SPECIES OF WILDLIFE SEIZED, TONS OF BUSH MEAT AND BODY PARTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, WRRT HAS RESCUED MORE THAN 75,000 LIVE ANIMALS, APPREHENDED OVER 7,800 OFFENDERS AND CONFISCATED 78,000+ DEAD ANIMALS AND 19,000+ KILOS OF WILDLIFE MEAT, SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTING THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE IN CAMBODIA.
- $242,327 spent. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONWILDLIFE ALLIANCE CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. KOUPREY EXPRESS MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT OUR KOUPREY EXPRESS MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION UNIT (KE) DELIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL CURRICULA TO EDUCATE SCHOOLCHILDREN AND TEACHERS ABOUT CONSERVATION. THE KE AIMS TO BUILD CAPACITIES AND UNDERSTANDING OF NOT ONLY BIODIVERSITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE THREATS FACING WILDLIFE. AS THE KE REMAINS THE ONLY MOBILE ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT IN CAMBODIA, IT IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE EXACTLY THIS, BY BRINGING STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO RURAL COMMUNITIES WHERE FORMAL EDUCATION IS OFTEN VERY BASIC AND LITERACY IS MUCH LOWER THAN URBAN AREAS. OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERIENCE TO EACH SCHOOL AND VILLAGE IT VISITS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION, DEFORESTATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH CLASSROOM LESSONS, DISCUSSIONS, GAMES, ART, INTERACTIVE PERFORMANCES AND FIELD TRIPS TO PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER, WHILE THE TEAM WORKS ONE ON ONE WITH TEACHERS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH TRAINING AND REUSABLE CURRICULA FOR THEIR CLASSES. COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO ENGAGED IN THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH COMMUNITY NIGHT SHOWS WHICH PROVIDE INTERACTIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY THEMED ENTERTAINMENT TO INCREASE LOCAL AWARENESS. KE WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF NEARBY RANGER STATIONS AND RAISES AWARENESS THROUGH BILLBOARD CAMPAIGNS AND SPECIAL EVENTS. KE PROVIDES QUALITY, REPLICABLE, EASY-TO-LEARN, AND RESOURCE-EFFICIENT STUDENT LESSONS, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR TEACHERS, AND INFORMAL EDUCATION FOR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLDS IN COMMUNITIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES. OUR WORK IS INTRICATELY LINKED TO POLICY AND ADVOCACY. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE HAS ALWAYS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THEIR FULL SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN OUR CONSERVATION OPERATION. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, SUB-NATIONAL, AND PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR CAMPAIGNS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE AT EACH LEVEL. PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IS ALSO CRUCIAL TO OUR ENDEAVOR. WE CURRENTLY HAVE GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MOST OF THE COMPANIES HAVING ECONOMIC LAND CONCESSIONS AROUND OUR PROJECT AREAS. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO NEGOTIATE KEEPING KEY PASSAGES OF THE ELEPHANT CORRIDOR FREE FROM PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT WHILE PRESERVING MOUNTAINTOP FOREST COVER FOR WATERSHED INTEGRITY. PRESERVING STAKEHOLDER BUY-IN IS ONLY PART OF AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, HOWEVER. WITHIN CAMBODIA, WILDLIFE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS A NATIONWIDE BILLBOARD-AND-SIGNAGE CAMPAIGN THAT PROMOTES OUR 24-HOUR WILDLIFE CRIME HOTLINE AND AWARENESS OF PROTECTED FOREST AREAS. WE HAVE ALSO CREATED SEVERAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMERCIALS FOR TELEVISION, AND PROVIDED INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FOR LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS ON HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR WORK BY DISRUPTING SUPPLY CHAINS. WILDLIFE ALLIANCE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS AS A WAY TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. EQUIPPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS WITH THE TOOLS FOR TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES IS A NECESSARY COMPONENT TO SAFEGUARDING OUR NATURAL HERITAGE. OUTREACH AND CAPACITY BUILDINGPUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS THE CRITICAL BUILDING BLOCK ON WHICH WILDLIFE ALLIANCE AIMS TO SUSTAIN PROACTIVE CONSERVATION OF CAMBODIA'S THREATENED WILDLIFE AND FORESTS. REACHING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR, THE KOUPREY EXPRESS AND WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAMS COLLABORATE TO ENGAGE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THE ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS AND PROMOTE PROTECTION OF HABITAT AND SPECIES BY INSPIRING A CONSERVATION ETHIC AND GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF RESOURCE USE. THESE TEAMS ADVANCE THE ISSUES OF CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CAMBODIA'S CITIES AND IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH NATIONWIDE MESSAGING WITH A FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING WILDLIFE ALLIANCE'S WILDLIFE CRIMES HOTLINE.THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN INCREASED PRESENCE OF THE WILDLIFE RAPID RESCUE TEAM AT KOUPREY EXPRESS EVENTS, THE EXPANSION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NGOS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO REACH LARGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD AUDIENCES, AND THE INSTALLATION OF LARGE BILLBOARD SIGNAGE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AT BORDERS PROMOTING AWARENESS ABOUT WILDLIFE LAWS. FURTHERMORE, TRAININGS ARE CONDUCTED AT TRAVEL HUBS WITH LOGISTICS PROFESSIONALS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE PARTS, AS WELL AS TO HELP IDENTIFY TRAFFICKING METHODS USED BY TRADERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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