International League of Conservation Photographers
“To use photography to save the last wild places on Earth.”
1 funder on the record, 82 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Uses photography as a force for conservation.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “To further environmental and cultural conservation through ethical photography and film.” as filed.
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Conservation Photography Expeditions & Education
$655K, 82% of spendingEducating the public about critical conservation issues all over the globe using the power of visual communications, which are the product of the organization’s conservation photography expeditions.
Including $594,824 granted onward, most of it ($465,000) to Grizzly Creek Films LLC.
Read it as they filed it
CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITIONS & EDUCATION: EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CRITICAL CONSERVATION ISSUES ALL OVER THE GLOBE USING THE POWER OF VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH ARE THE PRODUCT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSERVATION PHOTOGRAPHY EXPEDITIONS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPEDITIONS IS TO INTENSELY DOCUMENT AND PRODUCE A BODY OF IMAGES THAT FULLY CAPTURES THE THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES FACED BY COMMUNITIES WHOSE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS, ANIMAL OR PLANT POPULATIONS, AND/OR CULTURAL TRADITIONS ARE BEING IMPACTED, BOTH POSITIVELY AND NEGATIVELY, BY HUMAN ACTIVITY.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
82 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$654,608 programs, $138,086 management, $1,322 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The backers
Backed on the record by Wilburforce Foundation, latest filing FY22.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at iLCP? Claim this page.
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Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $926,553 |
| 2012 | $285,372 |
| 2013 | $346,132 |
| 2014 | $239,871 |
| 2015 | $298,093 |
| 2016 | $450,180 |
| 2017 | $444,699 |
| 2018 | $200,574 |
| 2019 | $374,813 |
| 2020 | $558,145 |
| 2021 | $697,833 |
| 2022 | $735,309 |
| 2023 | $443,657 |
| 2024 | $753,517 |
From $927K in 2011 to $754K in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. 2011, at $927K, stands well above the other years on file.
Their ground
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