Safari Club International

501(c)(4) organization San Antonio, TX EIN: 74-2744075

To raise awareness in the community regarding the importance of wildlife

Safari Club International at a glance

In short: Safari Club International gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$20,000
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$99,704
+47.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Safari Club International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Safari Club International: $35KSafari Club International$35KOperation Orphans: $5KOperation Orphans$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Safari Club International ($35K). Together the top 2 received $40K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MasonTucson

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 2 grants2025

In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Safari Club International Tucson, AZ—$35,000
Operation Orphans Mason, TX—$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$99,704$236,650$204,599$40,0002
2024$67,653$64,456$87,179——
2023$90,376$67,929$79,489——
2022$101,936$76,452$77,068——
2021$102,552$64,483$39,955——
2020$78,024$76,711$51,136——

About Safari Club International

Based on IRS filings

Safari Club International is a public charity, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Safari Club International is led by Dawna Larson, President on the 2025 filing; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dawna Larson

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devin Leissner

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Ward

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neal Serdar

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Bowling

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Delgado

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marina Sams

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $12K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • David Bodker

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Kasse

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Trae Willoughby (2022–2024) — President
  • Former: Ryan Leblanc (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Roger Schulz (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Sarah McAlpin (2020–2021) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Marina Sams — Secretary: $12KMarina SamsSecretary$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $12K, to Marina Sams (Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Safari Club International

How much does Safari Club International give each year?

Safari Club International gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Safari Club International?

Safari Club International reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $237K.

Where does Safari Club International operate?

Safari Club International has awarded grants in Arizona, Texas.

What is Safari Club International's EIN?

Safari Club International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-2744075. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 23, 2025)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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