Safari Club International
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What it says it does
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL IS THE LEADING ORGANIZATION IN PROTECTING THE FREEDOM TO HUNT AND PROMOTING WILDLIFE CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. (1) PROTECT RIGHTS OF HUNTERS - TO ADVOCATE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL HUNTERS, (2) PROMOTE HUNTING - TO PROMOTE SAFE, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL HUNTING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, (3) ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY - WITHIN LIMITS IMPOSED BY LAW AND REGULATION, TO MONITOR, SUPPORT, EDUCATE OR OTHERWISE TAKE POSITIONS ON LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL OR ORGANIZATIONAL ENDEAVORS THAT FOSTER AND SUPPORT THESE OBJECTIVES, (4) EDUCATE PUBLIC REGARDING HUNTING - TO INFORM & EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING HUNTING & RELATED ACTIVITIES
- Income
- $65,057
- Spending
- $17,965
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- $28,657 spent. HUNTING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION INCLUDING PRESERVATION OF HUNTING HERITAGE, HUNTERS' RIGHTS, AND THE EDUCATION OF PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT, AND YOUTH PARTICIPANTS IN THE ROLE OF BOTH SPORTSMAN AND HUNTING'S ROLE AS AN EFFECTIVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION TOOL.
- CONSERVATION GRANTS MADE TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION IS TO FURTHER THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON PROJECTS THAT ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC AND BIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF WILDLIFE POPULATION AND CONSERVATION.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 2025.
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 September 1975.
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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