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Mad Dog Initiative
EIN 81-5116263 • 501(c)3 • Gainesville, FL
Profile
Charitable
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
10th percentile
Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$0
Down $20,730 (-100%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$0
Down $20,730 (-100%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$148,243
Up $49,595 (+50%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$117,361
Up $39,443 (+51%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$30,882
Up $10,152 (+49%) from 2023
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Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $0
- Revenue
- $148,243
- Expenses
- $117,361
- Net income
- $30,882
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.48 | $1.17 | $0.31 | |
| 2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending. | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.99 | $0.78 | $0.21 |
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Jun 24, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $148,243
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Charitable
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park Zoo Grant. Training multiple graduate students and providing graduate student support and all necessary equipment and supplies for Malagasy students in Madagascar. Five Malagasy graduate student PhD projects were covered by this grant, including all of their field work expenses, including equipment. | $63,554 | $63,554 |
| The Dr. Abigail Ross Foundation for Applied Conservation - Grant to fund free field schools for Malagasy students, graduate students, and veterinarians. Over 70 students in Madagascar directly benefited from these programs. | $23,762 | $23,762 |
| ReWild Grant. Native corridor reforestation, purchase of native seedlings at a negotiated rate of $1 per seedling (includes transport). Purchased and planted 19980 native seedlings at a rate of 1500 seedlings per ha for a total replanting of 13.32 ha of native forest. This corridor, when complete at 150 ha, will reconnect two of Madagascar's flagship protected areas - Andasibe and Mantadia National Parks. | $19,980 | $19,980 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Zach Farris | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Dr Kim Valenta | Co-Founder, Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Dr Sarah Zohdy | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Yan Daniel Jacques | Assistant | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Mad Dog Initiative
- EIN
- 81-5116263
- Phone
- 3522830121
- Address
- 2906 SE 36th Ln, Gainesville, FL 32641
Signing Officer
- Name
- Kim Valenta
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 3522830121
- Signed
- 2025-06-24
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, Line 10
“Lincoln Park Zoo Grant - Total received in 2024 was $63,554. This fund is to support student and research training for Malagasy nationals, and conservation programming in Madagascar. ReWild - Total received in 2024 was $19,980. This was a grant to purchase native seedlings for a reforestation project in Madagascar. Seacology - Total received in 2024 was $9,650. This was a portion of a larger Seacology grant (partly disbursed in 2023 and partly in 2025) to purchase native seedlings for a reforestation project in Madagascar, and to offset the costs of community health clinic building in Madagascar. The Dr. Abigail Ross Foundation for Applied Conservation (TDARFAC). Total received in 2024 was $40,262. These funds are to support the reforestation corridor, student training, and mobile clinics in Madagascar.”
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