Program areas at Born Free USA united with API
Born Free USA engaged with members of Congress and the Administration regarding legislation to protect wildlife and their habitats. Bills included, among others, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, The Captive Primate Safety Act, and the Mink Virus Act. The organization educated the public about federal legislation and proposed regulatory changes and encouraged them to advocate.
Born Free USA raised public awareness of the dangers and cruelty of keeping wild animals as pets; use in entertainment venues such as zoos and theme parks; the wildlife trade; and the trapping and fur industry. The organization used social media, mainstream media, and educational outreach materials to advance its charitable purposes. It maintains an interactive database of deadly and dangerous captive wild animal incidents to shed light on the magnitude of the issue of captive exotic animals, along with a database of trap-related injuries and deaths to make the public aware of the dangers of traps of wildlife, pets, and humans on public and private lands. It also addressed the supply and demand of fur for fashion by urging retailers and fashion houses to pledge to be fur free. Born Free USA worked to end cruelty to furbearing animals by advocating for policy changes related to the barbaric body-gripping traps and snares in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The organization worked to educate citizens about trophy hunting and the illegal wildlife trade. Born Free USA conducted a series of wildlife law enforcement trainings for judges, prosecutors and customs officers in ECOWAS member countries. These trainings enhanced the ability of the countries law enforcement officers to enforce CITES regulations and to combat wildlife crime. It led fact-finding missions in collaboration with ECOWAS governments to evaluate the impact of wildlife crime evaluate the impact of wildlife crime on biodiversity and develop a regional strategy to combat it.
Grants made by Born Free USA united with API
Who funds Born Free USA united with API
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Born Free USA united with API
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Angela Grimes | Chief Executive Officer | $132,692 | 2023-09-07 |
Karen Lauria | Communications Director | | 2023-05-01 |
Alice Stroud | Africa Policy and Capacity Building Director | | 2023-05-01 |
Melissa Tomlinson | Director of Development | | 2022-03-10 |
Liz Tyson-Griffin, PhD | Programs Director | | 2023-05-01 |
...and 11 more key personnel |
Financials for Born Free USA united with API
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $3,146,794 | $1,650,445 | 90.7% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $12,911 | $15,149 | -14.8% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $42,715 | $20,114 | 112.4% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $48,254 | $32,899 | 46.7% |
Total revenues | $3,250,674 | $1,718,607 | 89.1% |
Organizations like Born Free USA united with API
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Tennessee Wildlife Federation | 501(c)(3) | Nashville, TN | $5,500,893 |
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) | 501(c)(3) | Silver Spring, MD | $15,953,554 |
South Carolina Wildlife Federation | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, SC | $1,292,153 |
Sea Turtle Conservancy | 501(c)(3) | Gainesville, FL | $4,862,088 |
Wildlands Network | 501(c)(3) | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,109,537 |
Big Cat Rescue (BCR) | 501(c)(3) | Tampa, FL | $2,353,641 |
Wildearth Guardians | 501(c)(3) | Santa Fe, NM | $4,661,072 |
World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $13,001,566 |
Montana Wildlife Federation | 501(c)(3) | Helena, MT | $919,570 |
Georgia Wildlife Federation (GWF) | 501(c)(3) | Covington, GA | $1,017,062 |
Data update history
April 10, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $19,928 from Givinga Foundation October 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 23, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsWildlife protection organizationsAnimal organizationsCharities
Issues
AnimalsWildlife
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 8737 Colesville Rd Ste 715
- Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- Montgomery County, MD
- Website URL
- bornfreeusa.org/Â
- Phone
- (916) 447-3085
- Facebook page
- BornFreeUSAÂ
- Twitter profile
- @bornfreeusaÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 94-6187633
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1968
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- D30: Wildlife Preservation, Protection
- NAICS code, primary
- 813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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