SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2017
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc
 
Employer identification number

31-1594197
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
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For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
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Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in region
East Asia and the Pacific 1 25 Program Services Office in Beijing, China. Staff in China oversee elephant habitat protection and elephant/human conflict mitigation, efforts to reduce public consumption of and demand for ivory, administering of education programs, and building of public and private sector capacity to enforce/uphold regulations prohibiting illegal wildlife trade. 2,386,456
East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking   40,998
Middle East and North Africa 1 6 Program Services Office located in Dubai, UAE serves to educate and advocate against exploitation of animals from commercial use and illegal trade. Activities include building capacity of customs and enforcement officials to enforce regulations, increasing public awareness of animal welfare and conservation laws and issues, gathering support from regional governments for resolutions at international conventions, and educating youth about wildlife conservation and animal welfare. 761,629
Sub-Saharan Africa 1 17 Program Services Office located in Nairobi, Kenya serves to implement holistic landscape conservation projects and wildlife crime prevention efforts, and to monitor grants made to Kenya Wildlife Service and NGOs that support this work. Specific examples of activities include national park restoration and protection activities, law enforcement capacity building, human wildlife conflict resolution, support and advocacy for enforcement of illegal trade laws as well as research on animal populations. 1,853,807
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking   770,091
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0     911,492
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 1 2 Program Services Program work to address the root causes of companion animal welfare problems in Mexico. The companion animal project in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, is managed locally by two IFAW staff members. The expected impact is to implement and strengthen a culture of adequate guardianship of companion animals and humane solutions to community animal management challenges, including mitigating conflicts between companion animals and wildlife. 262,239
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0 Grantmaking   63,954
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) 0 0     18,000
South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking   141,888
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0     53,719
South America 0 0 Grantmaking   8,600
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0     249,247
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total .....      
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ...      
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 4 50 7,522,120
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
Central America and the Caribbean Marine Conservation 50,718 Wire      
East Asia and the Pacific Animal Rescue-disaster response 6,882 Wire      
East Asia and the Pacific Landscape Conservation 19,471 Wire      
East Asia and the Pacific Marine Conservation 10,000 Wire      
North America (including Canada and Mexico, but not the United States) Animal Rescue-disaster response 63,955 Wire      
South America Animal Rescue-disaster response 8,600 Wire      
South Asia Education 12,546 Wire      
South Asia Animal Rescue 13,842 Wire      
South Asia Animal Rescue-disaster response 110,500 Wire      
Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape Conservation 726,091 Wire 6,453 TenBoma project 6 motorbikes & tires FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Animal Rescue-disaster response 39,000 Wire 93,559 Tenboma project 2 vehicles FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape Conservation     26,476 TenBoma project computer and office equipment FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape Conservation     32,667 TenBoma project airplane and vehicle fuel for monitoring FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Landscape Conservation     56,753 Tenboma project ranger training FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Animal Rescue     6,314 TenBoma project elephant monitoring equipment FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa Animal Rescue     13,749 Education for animal diseases FMV
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
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3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
0
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
non-cash
assistance 		(g) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes,"the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).
ReturnReference Explanation
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 The use of grant funds is monitored through several means, and monitoring is tailored to the specific nature of requirements are stipulated in a formal grant award letter. Many grantees receive site visits by IFAW staff, and larger, more complex grants each grantee and nature of the project. All grantees are required to provide narrative and financial reporting on the grants, and these satisfactory receipt of reporting and site visits, as applicable to the particular grant. may receive multiple site visits both before and after the grant award. Renewal of funding or release of multi year funds are conditional upon satisfactory receipt of reporting and site visits, as applicable to the particular grant.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Schedule F (Form 990) 2017
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