irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $2.79MTIGER - PANTHERA, THROUGH VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, SEEKS TO INCREASE WILD TIGER POPULATIONS BY AT LEAST 50% ACROSS KEY SITES OVER THE NEXT DECADE. IN ADDITION, PANTHERA IDENTIFIES AND CREATES SAFE CORRIDORS FOR THE SPECIES TO MOVE BETWEEN CORE POPULATIONS.
- #2 $2.27MJAGUAR - PANTHERA UTILIZES A RANGE-WIDE APPROACH FOCUSING ON THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF SPECIES INFLUENCES AND DYNAMICS, INCLUDING PREY, KEY POPULATIONS, THREAT MITIGATION, EDUCATION AND BUILDING GENETIC CORRIDORS IN WHICH JAGUARS CAN MOVE SAFELY. PANTHERA WORKS CLOSELY WITH RANCHERS TO DEVELOP METHODS AND MODELS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT CATTLE RANCHING AND JAGUAR CONSERVATION CAN CO-EXIST, JUST AS THEY WORK WITH ENGINEERS AND DEVELOPERS TO DESIGN ROADS THAT ALLOW FOR EASIER PASSAGE OF JAGUARS AND OTHER WILDLIFE.
named programs · 8 · from sources
What they call their work
Africa’s Big Cats
Supports recovery of lions and leopards in Kafue National Park, Zambia, through counter-poaching operations and ecological monitoring.
Counter Wildlife Crime (CWC)
Combats poaching and illegal wildlife trade through training, intelligence hubs, and advanced technologies in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Furs for Life
Reduces demand for wild cat skins through community engagement and behavior change campaigns, proven to save leopards in Zambia.
Jaguar Corridor Initiative
Spans 18 countries from northern Mexico to northern Argentina, connecting jaguar habitats to maintain genetic diversity and safe movement corridors.
Jaguar School
Educates children and youth about wild cat conservation, having reached over 1,300 students since 2009.
Puma Program
Conducts range-wide analyses of puma distribution and connectivity across North and South America, building a coalition of over 200 conservationists.
Small Cats in a Big World
Protects small wild cat species through research, habitat preservation, and threat mitigation across diverse ecosystems.
Tigers Forever Program
Operates across ten sites in five countries to stabilize and increase wild tiger populations, impacting over 300 tigers—approximately 8% of the global population.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Wildlife Monitoring and Field Research 1 activity
- Conducts scientific research on wild cat species and ecosystemsGenerates original conservation data through field research, camera trapping, and AI-assisted photo analysis; conducts range-wide studies on species distribution, population connectivity, and threats to inform conservation strategies. Processed over 26 million camera images since 2012, identifying over 5,000 individual wild cats and 470 species.
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Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
- Funds science-based conservation initiatives for wild catsAwards grants and allocates funding to support tiger, jaguar, snow leopard, cheetah, lion, leopard, and small wild cat conservation globally. In recent years, awarded hundreds of thousands in grants for tiger and jaguar initiatives while spending millions on direct program implementation.
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Wildlife Conservation in Africa 1 activity
- Implements on-the-ground wild cat conservation programsDeploys direct conservation actions including anti-poaching operations, habitat protection, prey management, and safe corridor development for tigers, jaguars, lions, leopards, and other wild cats across more than 35 countries. Programs include Tigers Forever (active in ten sites across five countries) and recovery efforts in key landscapes such as Thailand’s Western Forest Complex and Kafue National Park, Zambia.
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Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
- Provides capacity-building and technical trainingDelivers training and institutional support to government agencies, local organizations, and communities to strengthen conservation outcomes; conducts Counter Wildlife Crime training events and convenes expert bodies including a Science Council and a Global Advisory Board of over 60 members from diverse sectors.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Advances policy and combats illegal wildlife tradeUses scientific research and field evidence to shape conservation policies at local, national, and international levels; operates seven global Counter-Wildlife Crime information hubs and implements demand-reduction programs like Furs for Life, which has been shown effective in conserving leopards in Zambia.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$24.66M
Contributions & grants$24.49M99%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$71K0%
Other revenue$101K
expenses
Total expenses$29.67M
Program expenses84%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising5%
Salaries & benefits$14.41M
Grants paid out$2.14M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$19.71M
Cash$5.40M
Investments$0
Liabilities$5.45M
Net assets$14.26M
Liquid reserves2.2 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -35.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 10
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERIC LAUNAY | PRESIDENT/CEO | 35 | $518K |
| KEVIN MCNULTY | TREASURER/CFOO | 35 | $338K |
| CAROLYN GIBSON | CAO | 35 | $224K |
| ERIC VENTURA | ED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | 35 | $208K |
| EMILY BEVERAGE | GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY | 35 | $208K |
| KAREN WOOD | SENIOR DIR OF GLOBAL POLICY/CONS SCIENCE | 35 | $205K |
| HISHAM FAHIM | CONTROLLER | 35 | $205K |
| JOSEPH SMITH PHD | ED CONSERVATION ACTION | 35 | $200K |
| ANGELA AMBROSINI | ED COMMUNICATION & MARKETING | 35 | $193K |
| GUY BALME PHD | ED CONSERVATION SCIENCE | 35 | $160K |
board members · 11
- CELINA CHIEN — DIRECTOR
- DUNCAN MCFARLAND — DIRECTOR
- EIRA THOMAS — DIRECTOR
- HE RAZAN KHALIFA AL MUBARAK — DIRECTOR
- HH PRINCE BADR BIN ABDULLA AL-SAUD — DIRECTOR
- HON CLAUDIA MCMURRAY — DIRECTOR
- JONATHAN AYERS — DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN
- LT GENERAL SIR GRAEME LAMB — DIRECTOR
- ROBERT QUARTERMAIN — DIRECTOR
- ROSS J BEATY — DIRECTOR
- THOMAS KAPLAN PHD — DIRECTOR
relationships · 16
Who they work with
- Ayers Wild Cat Conservation Trust Partner — Joined The Global Alliance with a $20 million pledge over 10 years to support wild cat conservation, with a focus on small wild cat species.
- Conservation Council Coalition — Global advisory board providing strategic guidance to Panthera on conservation initiatives.
- Counter Wildlife Crime Partner — Team or program collaborating with Panthera to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade.
- Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (Thailand) Partner — Jointly conducts ranger training and counter-wildlife crime operations in Thailand
- Developers Partner — Collaborates with developers to design wildlife-friendly infrastructure such as roads that facilitate jaguar movement.
- Engineers Partner — Works with engineers to design roads that allow for easier passage of jaguars and other wildlife.
- Mauricio Montt Partner — Collaborated with Panthera on an Instagram takeover to raise awareness about wild cat conservation.
- Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Government — Represented by Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, who serves as IUCN President and Panthera Board Member.
- Nico Lagos Partner — Collaborated with Panthera on an Instagram takeover to raise awareness about wild cat conservation.
- Ranchers Partner — Collaborates with ranchers to develop coexistence models between cattle ranching and jaguar conservation.
- Royal Commission for AlUla Partner — Joined The Global Alliance with a $20 million commitment over 10 years to support conservation measures focused on the Arabian leopard and global leopard populations.
- Science Council Partner — Advisory body composed of conservation scientists who provide strategic guidance on Panthera's scientific initiatives.
- United States Internal Revenue Service Government — Files Form 990 and audited financial statements with the IRS.
- Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) Partner — Collaborates on counter-poaching operations in Kafue National Park, Zambia
- government agencies Partner — Partnership with government agencies to sustain lasting conservation change.
- supporters around the world Partner — Collaborates with global supporters to advance wild cat conservation.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Led Coexistence Modelmethodology: community-based_coexistenceBy partnering with local and Indigenous communities as primary stewards, Panthera fosters human-wild cat coexistence through culturally grounded incentives and shared management, because long-term conservation succeeds only when local actors lead and benefit.
- Interdisciplinary Capacity-Building Partnershipsmethodology: capacity-building_partnership_modelBy combining scientific, enforcement, and technical expertise in interdisciplinary teams and building local institutional capacity, Panthera creates self-sustaining conservation systems, because durable impact requires both knowledge transfer and empowered local leadership.
- Landscape-Level Connectivity Conservationmethodology: landscape-level_conservationBy conserving genetic corridors and connecting habitats across national and ecological boundaries, Panthera maintains viable wild cat populations over time, because species survival depends on movement, gene flow, and ecosystem-scale protection.
- Science-to-Policy Translationmethodology: research-to-policy_translationBy generating original scientific research and translating it into field programs and policy, Panthera ensures conservation actions are evidence-based and scalable, because data alone does not drive change—actionable implementation does.