Safari Club International Foundation

“The executive committee has authority to act on behalf of the board.”

“Warren a. Sackman iii and kendis muschid (ballard spahr) family relationship husband/wife”

“The board of directors of the safari club foundation shall consist of: (1)four members of the sci executive committee not including the alternate member or the president selected by vote of the sci executive committee; (2) the chairman of the audit committee; (3) the chairman of the past president's council of sci; (4) one past president of sci or scicf (safari club international conservation fund) selected by vote of the past president's council; (5) the chairman of the scif 100 hunter legacy fund advisory board; and (6) seven directors selected by the sci foundation board of directors from among sci members in good standing not currently serving on the sci board of directors; provided that (i) the first selection pursuant to this paragraph 6 following its adoption shall be made by the directors serving pursuant to paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection from persons nominated by the nominating committee; and (ii) any director selected pursuant to this paragraph 6 may not serve on the board of directors of sci during his term of office on the board of directors of the sci foundation.”

“The affirmative vote of the board of directors of sci or its executive committee as required by the sci bylaws, and the affirmative vote of the sci foundation board of directors at any regular or special meeting shall be required to approve the following actions: (1) liquidation or dissolution of sci foundation; (2) any sale lease or other transfer mortgage renovation of or construction on any real property owned or held by sci foundation; (3) merger consolidation or other transfer of substantially all of the assets of sci foundation; (4) repeal modification amendment in whole or in part or addition to any provision in sci foundation's articles of incorporation or bylaws as such relate to (i) the mission and/or purposes of sci foundation, (ii) the approval rights of sci, and/or (iii) the rights of sci to appoint directors to the sci foundation board of directors.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm and reviewed by the controller and cfo. Once the form 990 has been reviewed, notice is sent to each member of the organization's board of directors inviting them to review the form 990 prior to filing.”

“In addition to sending out an annual questionnaire to officers and directors to determine conflicts of interest, safari club foundation periodically reviews compensation arrangements and benefits for reasonableness and are the result of arms-length bargaining, and to determine if any transactions, partnerships and agreements with other organizations or individuals conform to written policies, are properly documented, reflect reasonable payments for goods and services, further safari club international foundation's purposes, and do not result in inurement or impermissible private benefit.”

“Generally, safari club international foundation will base compensation as close as possible to the appropriate external marketplace. To do this safari club international foundation relies on relevant comparability data including, but not limited to, compensation levels paid by similar situated organizations for functionally comparable positions. The availability of similar services in the geographic area, current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms and actual written offers from similar institutions competing for the services of the individual whose compensation is being considered. The board of directors, the compensation committee, or a similar committee comprised of members of the board of directors will review and approve the compensation arrangements, compensation decisions are contemporaneously documented in the committee minutes. This process last took place in 2022.”

“Financial statements, the form 990, governing documents and a compilation of safari club international foundation policies are posted on safari club international foundation's website.”

“The mission of sci foundation is to ensure the future of wildlife through conservation, education, and hunting. In fulfilling its mission, sci foundation will operate with the following purposes and objectives: a. Wildlife conservation and the sustainable use of wildlife. To conduct and support scientific and technical studies in the field of wildlife conservation, to assist in the design and development of scientifically sound wildlife programs for the management of wildlife and sustainable hunting, and to demonstrate the constructive role that hunting and hunters play in the conservation of wildlife and in preserving biodiversity worldwide. B. Conservation education. To carry out and to support education programs on wildlife conservation, ecology and natural resource management that include a demonstration of the constructive role that hunting and hunters play in natural resource conservation and land management. C. Humanitarian services. To design, carry out and support programs to assist the disabled in enjoying sustainable hunting and to utilize the resources of the hunting community and the various aspects of hunting to aid those less fortunate by providing humanitarian services. D. Provide charitable donations. To provide charitable donations to other organizations or to individuals pursuing the same or similar goals as those of sci foundation; and e. Other purposes. To undertake activities permitted by law to publiclysupported organizations exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of the united states of america, and to receive or make contributions which are deductible for federal income, estate and gift tax purposes.”

“Education projects: to carry out and to support education programs on wildlife conservation, ecology and natural resource management that include a demonstration of the constructive role that hunting and hunters play in natural resource conservation and land management.”

“International wildlife museum: the organization closed its museum operations in december 2023, disposed of the museum exhibits, and recognized a loss of $1,104,300 on the sale of these exhibits. Additionally, the organization recognized a loss of $104,664 from museum operations for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2024.”

“Wildlife conservation program: to conduct and support scientific and technical studies in the field of wildlife conservation, to assist in the design and development of scientifically sound wildlife programs for the management of wildlife and sustainable hunting, and to demonstrate the constructive role that hunting and hunters play in the conservation of wildlife and in preserving biodiversity worldwide.”