Anne K Taylor Fund
Anne K Taylor Fund
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About this organization
Mission
TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUALS, COMMUINITIES AND CORPORATIONS TO CONSERVE, PROTECT AND RESTORE BIODIVERSITY THROUGH SOUND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
About
ANNE K TAYLOR FUND (AKTF) THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S BIG CAT INITIATIVE, EDEN WILDLIFE TRUST, MASAI MARA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCIES ASSOCIATION, MARA ANGAMA LODGE, AND MANY PRIVATE DONORS, THE AKTF BOMA TEAM CONSTRUCTS AND FORTIFIES PREDATOR-RESISTANT STOCKADES FOR MAASAI HERDERS AROUND THE MARA. THESE STOCKADES, CALLED BOMAS, PROTECT VALUABLE LIVESTOCK FROM WILD PREDATORS LIKE LIONS, LEOPARDS AND HYENAS. BECAUSE LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK MEAN LOSS OF POTENTIAL REVENUE FOR THE MAASAI, FORTIFIED BOMAS DIRECTLY REDUCE THE NEED FOR HERDERS TO PROTECT THEIR ASSETS BY HUNTING AND KILLING PREDATORS.THE MAASAI'S TRADITIONAL BOMAS ARE MADE WITH WOODEN POSTS AND THORNS. THESE STRUCTURES DETERIORATE QUICKLY AND ARE MEANT TO BE RECONSTRUCTED EVERY FEW YEARS. NOW THAT THE MAASAI ARE NOT AS NOMADIC AS THEY USED TO BE, THERE IS A NEED FOR STURDIER FENCES THAT CAN STAND FOR LONGER. AKTF CONSTRUCTS CHAIN LINK BOMAS WRAPPED AROUND PRESSURE TREATED WOOD POSTS AND STEEL CORNER POSTS. THESE STRUCTURES CAN WITHSTAND PREDATOR ATTACKS BETTER THAN TRADITIONAL BOMAS, AND THEY ARE ALSO EASIER ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AS THEY USE LESS OF THE MARA'S SCARCE WOOD.SINCE 2014 WE HAVE BUILT 155 OF THESE METAL CORNER BOMAS, INCLUDING THE 25 WE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET OUR PROJECT GOALS IN 2018. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE BUILT OR REFURBISHED 808 BOMAS SINCE 2008, PROTECTING AN ESTIMATED 177,760 HEAD OF LIVESTOCK.IN ALL, AKTF'S METAL CORNER BOMAS HAVE BEEN 99% EFFECTIVE AT AVERTING PREDATION ON LIVESTOCK. COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL BOMAS, AKTF-FORTIFIED BOMAS-BOTH METAL CORNER BOMAS AND BOMAS FORTIFIED JUST WITH CHAIN LINK FENCING COMBINED-REDUCE LOSSES FROM 13.6 ANIMALS PER YEAR TO 0.3 ON AVERAGE, WHICH IS A 98% IMPROVEMENT.IN ADDITION TO BUILDING NEW BOMAS, AKTF ALSO VISITS BOMAS WE FORTIFIED PRIOR TO DEVELOPING THE METAL CORNER METHOD TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY REPAIRS. THIS KEEPS THESE BOMAS IN WORKING ORDER AND MAINTAINS STRONG, POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH MAASAI PARTNERS AND BENEFICIARIES. AFTER ALL, WE COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE MAASAI THEMSELVES, AND WE RELY ON THEIR COOPERATION AND FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP TO SUCCESSFULLY PROTECT THE MARA'S WILDLIFE.THIS YEAR, DEMAND WAS HIGH FOR REPAIRS FROM DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS. WHEN WILDLIFE CANNOT FIND FOOD IN THE DROUGHT-STRESSED GRASSLANDS OF THE MARA, THE STRONGER SPECIES LIKE HIPPOS AND ELEPHANTS WILL BREAK INTO BOMAS TO GET THE GREEN GRASS GROWING INSIDE-WHICH UNTIL THEN HAD BEEN PROTECTED BY A FENCE. SO, WE SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME THIS YEAR REPAIRING DAMAGE CAUSED BY HERBIVORES.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “To encourage and assist individuals, commuinities and corporations to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity through sound economic activities”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “To encourage and assist individuals, commuinities and corporations to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity through sound economic activities”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is MT.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 2724 ARVIN RD, BILLINGS, MT, 59102.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2019 reports a total of 0 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$58,078.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2006.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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