African Wildlife Foundation Inc
Awf's mission is to ensure wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern africa. We work to equip african governments, institutions, business, and communities with the tools, insights, and support they need to define, own, and realize a conservation agenda tied to progress. Our strategies bridge science, on-the-ground programs, education, and public policy.
African Wildlife Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: African Wildlife Foundation Inc reported $5.2M in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,241,363 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +55.5% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $54,826,766
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $37,344,195
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,482,332
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $37,818,711
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who African Wildlife Foundation Inc funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $131K (2019) to $5.2M (2025). In 2025 it reported $5.2M in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $54,826,766 | $37,344,195 | $37,818,711 | $5,241,363 | Total only | $1,482,332 |
| 2024 | $54,338,355 | $38,598,852 | $34,270,641 | $3,371,538 | Total only | $1,399,184 |
| 2023 | $44,798,224 | $33,734,460 | $36,676,458 | $2,237,414 | Total only | $1,427,578 |
| 2022 | $48,801,951 | $34,219,037 | $39,188,097 | $3,619,252 | Total only | $729,841 |
| 2021 | $56,596,202 | $32,870,750 | $32,391,661 | $3,492,589 | Total only | $1,011,529 |
| 2020 | $53,071,771 | $31,135,778 | $28,297,191 | $3,144,334 | Total only | $2,209,734 |
| 2019 | $46,612,111 | $29,312,785 | $30,412,266 | $131,003 | 3 | $783,519 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About African Wildlife Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
African Wildlife Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5.2M in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
African Wildlife Foundation Inc is led by Kaddu Sebunya, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 16 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kaddu Sebunya
Chief Executive Officer
President & Then CEO → CEO, 2022
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$234K (2019) → $495K (2025)
Larry Green
Chair
Trustee → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Sholley
Senior Vice President, Advisor & Trustee
Senior Vice President & Philanthropy → Senior Vice President & Special Advisor, 2023
Senior Vice President & Special Advisor → Senior Vice President, Advisor & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
24 hrs/week
$197K (2019) → $108K (2025)
David Williams
Senior Director & Conservation Geography
Director of Conservation Geography → Director & Conservation Geography, 2024
Director & Conservation Geography → Senior Director & Conservation Geography, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$126K (2021) → $136K (2025)
Felix Otieno
Director of It
Director of It → Director & Information Technology, 2024
Director & Information Technology → Director of It, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$125K (2021) → $150K (2025)
James Louden
Creative & Web Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$130K (2025)
Kylie Rush
Director & Annual Giving
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$134K (2025)
Anne Scott
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Hemrick
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donald Gray
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
He Festus G. Mogae
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Dolnick
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Wilhelm
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marleen Groen
Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Payson Coleman
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Malk
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emery Rubangenga
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Sturt Haaga
Trustee
Chairman → Chair, 2022
Chair → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gilles Harerimana
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Edwards
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Burstein
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pierre Trapanese
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Juelsgaard
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Issoufou Mahamadou
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akhil Bhardwaj
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick R. Steiner
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Kohler
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Glasser
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Mbire
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Murray
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Grayling
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Tower
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Meinhrd
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charly Facheux
Senior Vice President, Conservation Strategy, Impact & Learning
Senior Vice President, Conservation Strategy, Impact & Learning → Senior Vice President & Conservation Strategy, 2022
Senior Vice President & Conservation Strategy → Senior Vice President, Conservation Strategy, Impact & Learning, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$187K (2019) → $235K (2025)
Eric Coppenger
Chief of Staff
Vice President of Program Design → Chief of Staff, 2021
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $243K (2025)
Philip Muruthi
Vice President, Species & Science
Vice President Species Conservation & Science → Vice President, Species Conservation & Science, 2024
Vice President, Species Conservation & Science → Vice President, Species & Science, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$187K (2019) → $211K (2025)
Richard Holly
Chief Financial Officer
CFO - → CFO, 2020
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$148K (2020) → $249K (2025)
Andrea Athanas
Vice President, Enterprise & Investment
Senior Director Business Engagement & Europe → Vice President Enterprise & Investment, 2023
Vice President Enterprise & Investment → Vice President, Enterprise & Investment, 2024
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$140K (2021) → $168K (2025)
Frederick Kumah
Vice President & Global Leadership
Vice President of Global Leadership → Vice President Global Leadership, 2023
Vice President Global Leadership → Vice President & Global Leadership, 2024
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$157K (2021) → $183K (2025)
Beth Foster
Senior Vice President, Brand & Public Engagement
Senior Vice President Brand & Public Engagement → Senior Vice President, Brand & Public Engagement, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$155K (2023) → $218K (2025)
Amy Gossow
Vice President & Found. Relations
Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations → Vice President & Found. Relations, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$153K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Nicole Engdahl
Vice President & Individual Giving
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$145K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Chang Audrey Im
Senior Advisor & Principal Giving
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$165K (2025)
Stephen Golden
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Herring
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Lindsay Kosnik (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President, Principal Gifts & Investments
- Former: Myma Belo-Osagie (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Alistair Pole (2020–2024) — Senior Director & Landscape Development
- Former: Brad Drummond (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ian Grant (2024) — Special Advisor & Donor Relations
- Former: Michelle Banks (2024) — Director & Major Gifts
- Former: Christopher Lee (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sara Aviel (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Andrew Kairu (2021–2023) — Trustee · Filing note: As of 8620
- Former: Chris Murray (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Ruggiero (2023) — Landscape Director & Faro
- Former: Althea Wilson (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: Fred Steiner (2021–2022) — Trustee · Filing note: As of 521
- Former: Charles R. Wall (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman · Filing note: Until 521
- Former: Lindsay Weissert (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Hoffman (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Warren Walker (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Barry Hall (2019–2020) — Trustee -
- Former: Brett Stevenson (2019–2020) — Coo-Umiliki
- Former: Brian McBrearity (2019–2020) — Vice President of Management Systems
- Former: Gordon Cheng (2019–2020) — Trustee -
- Former: He Benjamin W. Mkapa (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
- Former: David Onate (2020) — Director of Marketing & Creative
- Former: Dave Onate (2019) — Director of Marketing & Creative
- Former: Denis Galava Director (2019) — Of Media Relations & Advocacy
- Former: Gregory Edwards (2019) — Trustee -
- Former: Heather Haaga Chairman (2019) — Interim CEO
- Former: Jeff Chrisfield (2019) — COO -
- Former: Kathleen Fitzgerald (2019) — Vice President & Land Protection
- Former: Stuart L. Scott (2019) — Trustee -
- Former: Tom Ogilvie Graham (2019) — CEO -
- Former: Tyrene Haralson Vp Of (2019) — Finance & Administrator -
- Former: Veronica Varekova (2019) — Trustee -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $495K, to Kaddu Sebunya (Chief Executive Officer). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about African Wildlife Foundation Inc
How much does African Wildlife Foundation Inc give each year?
African Wildlife Foundation Inc reported $5.2M in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $3.4M in grants paid.
How large is African Wildlife Foundation Inc?
African Wildlife Foundation Inc reported $54.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37.3M.
What is African Wildlife Foundation Inc?
African Wildlife Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Washington, DC. It holds $54.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does African Wildlife Foundation Inc operate?
African Wildlife Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia.
What is African Wildlife Foundation Inc's EIN?
African Wildlife Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0781390. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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