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Joint Costs
African Wildlife Foundation's rating was adjusted for Joint Costs. If you are a donor who considers direct mail, telemarketing, and other Joint Cost solicitations to be true charitable programs, the below efficiency ratios, which were not adjusted for joint costs, may better reflect your goals.
| Program % | Cost to Raise $100 |
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| 85% | $17 |
Accounting rules allow charities to report some telemarketing, direct mail, and other solicitation costs as Program expenses. CharityWatch believes that most donors do not consider a charity's solicitation activities to be the Programs they are intending to support with their donations. We therefore adjust such expenses out of a charity's reported Program expense and add it to Fundraising expense prior to calculating its rating.
Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| African Wildlife Foundation | IRS Form 990 | 52-0781390 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Consolidated Audited Financial Statements | Multiple |
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Entity: African Wildlife Foundation Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 52-0781390 |
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Entity: African Wildlife Foundation Document Type: Consolidated Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: Multiple |
Governance & Transparency
CharityWatch evaluates certain criteria related to a charity's Governance and Transparency. Donors may want to consider a charity's willingness to be open and transparent with CharityWatch to be a good litmus test for determining its commitment to public accountability.
Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
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| 1 | Patrick Bergin | CEO | $371,852 |
| 2 | Kaddu Sebunya | President | $287,703 |
| 3 | Jeff Chrisfield | COO | $264,700 |
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1 Name: Patrick Bergin Title: CEO Compensation: $371,852 |
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2 Name: Kaddu Sebunya Title: President Compensation: $287,703 |
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3 Name: Jeff Chrisfield Title: COO Compensation: $264,700 |
Analysts' Notes
CharityWatch Analysts perform an in-depth analysis of charities' audited financial statements and IRS tax filings, and often review other documents such as state filings, annual reports, and fundraising contracts during their evaluations. Below are select notes that CharityWatch believes may be of interest to donors.
| According to the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) audit of June 30, 2017 (Note 8, Commitments, Contingencies & Risks, Litigation): "AWF was a codefendant in an action brought by a group of individuals who claimed ownership through adverse possession of a private parcel of land purchased for conservation purposes by AWF in fiscal year 2009 in Kenya. The seller of the land was a codefendant in the suit, as well as the Kenya Wildlife Service, which manages the land on behalf of the government of Kenya, and which received the land as a gift from AWF in November 2011. The suit was dismissed in its entirety by the High Court on July 27, 2017, and the plaintiffs were ordered to pay the costs of the suit. The plaintiffs filed an appeal shortly thereafter in July, which is currently being considered in the High Court of Kenya. Given the ruling by the court and the evidence presented, AWF is confident the appeal will be dismissed. However, given the court process in Kenya, this will take time as demonstrated by the eight-year process in the original case." |