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Conservation Force Inc

EIN 72-1364493 · Metairie, LA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, WILD PLACES AND OUR OUTDOOR WAY OF LIFE. CONSERVATION FORCE STANDS FOR THREE FORCES. ONE, HUNTERS AND ANGLERS ARE AN INDISPENSABLE FORCE FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. TWO, CONSERVATION FORCE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT COMBINING FORCES FROM A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS. THREE, CONSERVATION FORCE IS A PROACTIVE FORCE DUE TO ITS RECORD OF CONSERVATION SUCCESSES. CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE AREAS: (1) HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY INTEGRITY, (2) SPECIES, (3) MARITIME. HABITAT INCLUDES (A) EASEMENTS, (B) COMMUNAL BASED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (CBNRM), (C) THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA), AND (D) CONVENTION IN TRADE OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. SPECIES INCLUDES A VARIETY OF ANIMALS RANGING FROM THE AFRICAN LION TO THE MARKHOR. MARITIME INCLUDES CBNRM WITH INDIGENOUS COASTAL WORLD-WIDE COMMUNITIES AND ALL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY RECREATIONAL ANGLERS.

Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$2.0 million
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
17.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Employees
4
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$42,734, chairman & president

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 17.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    3 of 5 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (4)
  1. $1.4 million spent. THE CONSERVATION AND SURVIVAL OF ELEPHANT IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AFRICA IS A PRIMARY CONCERN OF CONSERVATION FORCE. WE ARE LEADERS IN DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY ASPECTS OF THOSE PLANS. THIS INCLUDES SECURING ESSENTIAL LANDSCAPE, CONTROL OF POACHING, STIMULATING TOLERANCE OF LOCAL RURAL PEOPLE THROUGH CBNRM STRATEGIES, AND MUCH MORE. THE FOCUS IS THE SUPPORT AND PERPETUATION OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ELEPHANT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN THE WORLD- THE UNDISPUTED STRONGHOLDS OF THE LARGEST REMAINING ELEPHANT POPULATIONS.PROJECTS IN ZIMBABWE, TANZANIA & NAMIBIA; THE CLEAN WATER PROJECT; THE DNA TAGGING PROJECT; THE DOORWAY TO WATERWAYS PROJECTS; JUST TO LIST A FEW.
  2. $181,593 spent. CONSERVATION OF WHITE AND BLACK RHINO OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: LIKE ELEPHANT, THE BLACK AND WHITE RHINO OF SOUTHERN AFRICA ARE THE LARGEST REMAINING POPULATIONS. THE POPULATIONS ARE STABLE OR GROWING. THE PROGRAMS ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD AND CONSERVATION FORCE DOES ALL THAT IT CAN FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP, FUNDING FOR PLANNING AND FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THOSE RECOVERY ACTION PLANS.
  3. $216,428 spent. CONTROL OF POACHING: LAW ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY THE CONTROL OF POACHING IS AN ELEMENTARY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT NECESSITY AND A PART OF ALL LION, LEOPARD, ELEPHANT AND RHINO RECOVERY EFFORTS. CONSERVATION FORCE FUNDS ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS ACROSS AFRICA, PARTICULARLY IN TANZANIA AND ZIMBABWE DURING THE 2019 PERIOD IN SPECIES IMPORTANT AREAS OUTSIDE OF FORMAL FULLY PROTECTED NATIONAL PARKS.
  4. $138,305 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES AND PROJECTS TO ESTABLISH AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE, PROTECTION OF HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY INTEGRITY.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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