Tusk
EIN: 30-0190986
BASED: Santa Fe, NM, United States
CHARITY WEBSITE: www.tusk.org
“Tusk and other conservation groups are now confronting the truly horrific situation affecting Africa’s elephant and rhinoceros. Both are being mercilessly and illegally poached at a rate not seen for decades. Unless this stops, these two majestic animals will be, in a few short years, but a memory in the wilds of Africa. Ladies and gentlemen, this cannot happen. We mustn’t let it.”
- HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Royal Patron of Tusk Trust
Twenty years ago Africa was in the midst of a poaching crisis. Black rhino were on the brink of extinction (just 2,000 remained) and the African elephant population was being slaughtered at a rate of 100,000 each year for their ivory. Drastic times required urgent action.
Tusk was established in response to a critical need to halt the decline in Africa’s natural heritage, but it has since become much more than that because Tusk is also interested in people. There is no realistic way to end this poaching crisis without effecting change in the communities that live alongside the very species we strive to protect. Tusk recognizes that the resolution of conflict between a growing human population and endangered wildlife hinges on three main pillars: Protecting Wildlife, Supporting Communities, and Promoting Education. By launching initiatives with respect to these three areas, Tusk seeks to pursue an aggressive campaign for the future of Africa, its people, and its natural environment.
Protecting Wildlife
Through the support of Tusk and its partner organizations across Africa, greater protection has been afforded to some 36 endangered species over a combined land mass equivalent to 10 times the size of Belgium. Some of the threatened species that have benefited include the African elephant, black and white rhino, cheetah, chimpanzee, mountain and lowland gorilla, African wild dog, Grevy’s zebra, giant sable and hawksbill turtle.
Supporting Communities
In conjunction with its partners in the field, Tusk has been at the forefront of establishing and promoting community-led initiatives which link the implementation of greater security, infrastructure, healthcare and employment through responsible tourism and other nature-based enterprises with conservation. Projects supported by the charity directly employ 1,370 people and benefit over half a million others.
Promoting Education
Tusk’s Pan African Conservation Education (PACE) Project has been designed to address a dearth in environmental education. The highly acclaimed set of teaching materials and films acts as both a tool for such education and a stimulus to adopt sound and sustainable policies. To date, over 150,000 children and students across the continent have been exposed to Tusk’s PACE program. Furthermore, Tusk provides much needed financial support to help build and improve facilities for rural schools, and other education centers across Africa. Over 72,000 students attend schools and education centers supported by Tusk.
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$ RAISED| Anonymous | $50 |
| Diane and Ernie Burgess | $250 |
| Beth Lane & Joel Moody | $500 |
| Bill Benenson | $250 |
| Justin Kreizel | $250 |
| The Toppino Family | $250 |
| The Toppino Family | $250 |
| Anonymous | $1,250 |
| KC Theisen | $11 |
| Anonymous | $50 |
| Alex Zaro | $50 |
| Alfred J. Brothers | $100 |
| @YourFri... | $50 |
| Flug Fam. | $100 |
| The LoPinto's | $100 |
| The Tierneys | $150 |
| JB | $100 |
| marolda | $100 |
| Anonymous | $25 |
| Aiba Family | $100 |
| Quinn's Family | $25 |
| Marge | $100 |
| Michael Cohen & Kari Harendorf | $50 |
| Barbara H. Grcevic | $1,000 |
| Kathy John | $1,000 |
| howard bosworth | $30 |
| Judit Duran | $50 |
| The Botkin Family | $20 |
| Jackie Joseph | $50 |
| Paula Torrente | $50 |
| Sana & Mo | $100 |
| Cathy A. Powell | $1,000 |
| Ed Margiewicz | $50 |
| The Goldfing... | $100 |
| Jeff Lehman | $100 |
| Mazlish Family | $100 |
| Paul & Madeleine | $100 |
| Danal Abrams | $250 |
| florio family | $100 |
| Carl,Kat... and Joseph Price | $5,000 |
| The Dru White Foundation | $150 |
| Stuart and Shari Kaplan | $100 |
| Sean Ryan | $100 |
| Amanda Foster | $90 |
| Robert Koon | $100 |
| Jim & Nancy Moffitt | $100 |
| Glenn's Sugar Daddy | $300 |
| Estelle & Alberto | $250 |
| Rohan Kumar | $50 |
| Lars K. | $50 |
| Ann Wise | $100 |
| Becky + Somsay Chaitesi... | $25 |
| Teresita Fernandez | $100 |
| John Hardiman | $100 |
| Aunt Diane & Uncle Irv | $150 |
| Michael Zensius | |
| Andy Wong | $50 |
| Jeffrey Goldberger | $100 |
| Ron | $100 |
| Johnny Finnerty | $100 |
| Super Star | $50 |
| Mitchell Family | $300 |
| Beeitch | $50 |
| Daniel DeWolf | $100 |
| Elephant Man | $150 |
| Landow Family | $100 |
| Anonymous | $25 |
| Lauren | $25 |
| Derek Wong | $25 |
| Cheryl Okuno | $25 |
| Steven and Ilene Sands | $300 |
| Rubin Family | $100 |
| Biscuit Fund | $60 |
| Carol Phillips | $50 |
| Danielle Berger | $10 |
| Ziad & Claudia | $75 |
| Dan and Elise Gilbert | $500 |
| Shahed Tootoonian | $25 |
| carlos Maika feliu | $100 |
| Nicole Minoza | $25 |
| Sarracino Chihuahuas | $40 |
| Dan Moffitt | $50 |
| JT | $20 |
| Paul Greenberg | $50 |
| Janet Goss | $100 |
| Joe McKone | $50 |
| Lisa Safir Barness | $20 |
| Anna H. | $100 |
| Mike King | $50 |
| Harrison | $10 |
| Lorraine Redpath | $1,000 |
| Matt Leingang | $50 |
| Nicole Delma | $50 |
| James O. Black, MD | $25 |
| Aalia | $15 |
| Susan Vermazen | $50 |
| Tusk USA | $10 |
| Henry Cuero | $100 |
| Julie Rose | $100 |
| Enthusia... Supporter | $100 |
| Strauss and Wendy | $500 |
| John, Lindsey, and Christop... Steinberg | $3,000 |
| Eric Roy | $20 |
| Gregory & Elizabeth Wallingf... | $2,000 |
| Isobella & Margaux Henzell | $2,000 |
| Ryan Barber | $40 |
| Barbara Moffitt | $50 |
| Peter Lamb | $50 |
| Tom and Margie Gart | $250 |
| Charlie and Carol | $50 |
| Bob and Kristen Strong | $100 |
| Aaron Weiskittel | $20 |
| Chelsea | $100 |
| Nan Maung | $1,000 |
| Tun Zan Maung | $1,000 |
| Tiffany Tobias | $50 |
| Fred Beck | $50 |
| Paul, Christine, Maile, Reid Lewis | $4,000 |
| Brian Towns | $100 |
| Forester friend | $50 |
| zoltan terdik, hungary | $1,000 |
| John Longley | $1,000 |
| B. Parker Johnson | $50 |
| Alain and Claude | $100 |
| Terry Turner | $1,000 |
| Dan McKay | $25 |
| Caroline Lea | $100 |
| Robert Fischbach | $300 |
| Bill Obermeier | $50 |
| Tootalli... | $50 |
| Dan and Karen Tennant | $50 |
| Perry Newman / Atlantica Group LLC | $25 |
| Ruth C. | $40 |
| David McMath | $50 |
| Steve Templin | $76 |
| Knud Hermansen | $50 |
| Travis Vicary | $100 |
| Jillian DelSignore | $200 |
| Reid Carter | $75 |
| Peter Headley | $50 |
| The Molpus Company | $200 |
| Cheryl Rosenberg | $100 |
| G. Downes | $50 |
| Prudence Tong | $15 |
| Beth and David Hucker | $500 |
| Former Sewall Employee | |
| Shane and Kasey Wheeler | $2,000 |
| Kevin Walsh | $200 |
| Ashley Miller | $25 |
| Tom Johnson | $25 |
| AJ Rea | $100 |
| Anonymous | |
| Jeanne Gonzales | $25 |
| Georgia Adamson | |
| Sharon Aigler | |
| Jack | $25 |
| Ian Ross | $50 |
| Kathy Moffitt | $50 |
| Rod Hibner and Karen Wolff | $100 |
| Warren O | $50 |
| Rob & Barb Lilieholm | $100 |
| Mehdi Safipour | $100 |
| Teresa Lin | $25 |
| Leonard Burkhart, Jr. & Warren Clingan | $100 |
| Gina Steffen | $200 |
| Kimberly Culpepper & Ed Finn | $2,000 |
| Chris Kennedy | $50 |
| Davina | $20 |
| Angela Meng | $1,000 |
| Tze-Kong Meng | $1,000 |
| Chad & Lynn Smith | $25 |
| Vernon & Jessie Hiott | $50 |
| Philip Roadley / Bikes & Beyond | $1,000 |
| Laura Guerra | $633 |
| Henry Ho | $50 |
| Kelly Pookie Donaldson | $25 |
| Bob And Cathy | $100 |
| Donna Patterson | $40 |
| Wendy Savinar | $50 |
| jf | $200 |
| Michael, Kristina, & Matthew Lochmann | $100 |
| The Lyme Timber Company | $150 |
| Mike McEntire | $50 |
| Marc & Penny Walley | $50 |
| Penni and Kelly Hoagland | $125 |
| Lindsay Bland | $50 |
| Brian McDonald | |
| bart | $100 |
| Bruce Stevens | $50 |
| Paul Davis | $100 |
| Jordan Bixler | $50 |
| Don & Barbara | |
| Anonymous | $30 |
| Mark Crennan | $100 |
| Liz Deveau | $100 |
| Anu and Saj | $50 |
| Michael Hart | $150 |
| Matthew Ching | $100 |
| Anna Petrakos and Stuart Cox | $2,000 |
| Bob C. | $100 |
| Wes Sun | $50 |
| Keith & Andrea Sadlowski | $250 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Keith Sadlowski | $100 |
| Michael Walton | $100 |
| Uncle John and Aunt Kathy | $75 |
| Aileen Gonzalez | $50 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Tyler | $50 |
| Josh K | $50 |
| Cato Felan | $100 |
| Kathy Benson | $25 |
| Kara L Ketcham | $50 |
| Julie LaForge | $345 |
| Fellow XC Skier | $25 |
| Ellie and Lexie Gonnella | $250 |
| Tim Dorrell | $50 |
| Catherine Parkin | $100 |
| Mike and Tami Berczuk | $250 |
| Liz Deveau | $100 |
| Kara & Devin Binford | |
| Robert Fischbach | $500 |
| Sylvia Y Dan M | $50 |
| Sue Thompson | $500 |
| Paul McGill | $100 |
| Me | $100 |
| the Mackeys | $50 |
| Ed Lavellle | $200 |
| Amanda | $50 |
| Barry and Mary Delello | $50 |
| Mia Di Taranto | $100 |
| Kush | $100 |
| Anonymous | $10 |
| Neal Ferrazzani | $10 |
| Anonymous | $10 |
| CrowdRise | $10 |
| Ally Wallace | $100 |
| Terrence Keeley | $250 |
| Erik Moss | $100 |
| Salvador Avila-Br... | $40 |
| Amrit Gill | $100 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Molly Pulkrabek | $25 |
| bridget | |
| Matt Chadwick | |
| Anonymous | $75 |
| Susan Wallace | |
| Dan Hoover | $250 |
| Ben & Joyce Long | $100 |
| Todd Eklund | $100 |
| Steve Messinger | $500 |
| Wesley George | |
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| Stacey Ganina | $50 |
| Bob Flynn | $100 |
| Jessie Tang | $75 |
| Anonymous | $700 |
| Steve LaSalle | |
| Balizer | |
| Richard Wolfe | $250 |
| Rob S | |
| Murph | $50 |
| Karen Fey | |
| Sarah Emerson | |
| Denine | $50 |
| Brett | |
| gordon wallace | $500 |
| Jason M | $50 |
| jamie feinberg | $100 |
| Annie Higgins | |
| Julia Clarke | |
| Angela, Dan & Milo Osborne | $50 |
| Mark B | $50 |
| Mike G | |
| Bryan Lubwama | $150 |
| Nina Tubach | $100 |
| Anonymous | |
| Irina Donskaya | $50 |
| Chris R. | $50 |
| frank schreiner | $250 |
| Brendan O'Neill | $100 |
| Jen Gould | $50 |
| Dr. Bridges | $250 |
| Nathan Perry | $100 |
| Blair Alleman | $250 |
| Robert Stanley | $250 |
| Laura D. | |
| Maggie | $20 |
| Erik Moss | |
| Scott | $50 |
| Cato Felan | $250 |
| Nadine Elsasser | $250 |
| Jeff Chilson | $250 |
| Nicolas de Alejo | $75 |
| Michael Bartlett | $200 |
| Anonymous | |
| Dave Welch | $50 |
| Anonymous | $20 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Mark Davis | |
| The Boze | $50 |
| Tim Miller | $100 |
| Jay Buckley | $100 |
| Lan | $50 |
| Sheila Vashee | $50 |
| Jeremy Javidi | $200 |
| Aunt Karen | $100 |
| swen johnson | $1,500 |
| Stacy Shurman | $25 |
| Janine Gropp | $100 |
| Shirley J. | $50 |
| Anonymous | $10 |
| Richard Wrenn III | $150 |
| T. Wong | $100 |
| Shanna Leonard | $50 |
| Gia | $50 |
| Anonymous | $10 |
| Terri Dill | $25 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Nathalie B. | $50 |
| Christop... Romanski | $25 |
| Evan Antin | $20 |
| Sal S | $50 |
| Nicole Hunter | $250 |
| Katie Waltemyer | |
| David Mann | |
| Ellen H | $100 |
| Mithun | $100 |
| erin | $75 |
| H. & L. Armentrout | |
| Kevin Baxter | $100 |
| Doug Thompson | $20 |
| Mary Kraut | $100 |
| Aaron & Precila Disman | $50 |
| Katrina Gil | $100 |
| Lloyd Will | $100 |
| Carrie and Jeff | |
| James Mc | $100 |
| Kroners for Steps | $25 |
| Patrick Richardson | $100 |
| Hong Leng Chuah | |
| Ken Kroner | $250 |
| Paul | |
| Ryan LaFond | $200 |
| John Nair | $50 |
| Mike Hart | $25 |
| eric f.(former lover) | $200 |
| Jose | $50 |
| Hussein & Malou | $100 |
| Ryan Svatora | $50 |
| Aunt Ann & Uncle Stan | $100 |
| Anonymous | $10 |
| Ron Kahn | $250 |
| Sriram | $100 |
| Raife & Lynn | |
| Travis Cooke | $200 |
| Rodolfo Martell | $100 |
| Caity Du | $100 |
| John Park | $100 |
| Elya S. | |
| Charlie | $50 |
| Olivia | $100 |
| Sheila & Paul | $140 |
| A Step Ahead | $100 |
| Anne | $50 |
| Neil Fong | $250 |
| Jen & J | |
| Kratts | $100 |
| Jodi Berman | |
| Jamie | $100 |
| The Geis Family | |
| redpath | $250 |
| Stavros Valavanis | $20 |
| Edward Julius Kevelson | $150 |
| Jim and Cara | $200 |
| Wendy Elwell | $100 |
| Chloe Johnston | $50 |
| Liza Duke | $200 |
| Gary | $500 |
| Allen Kwong | $100 |
| John Longley | $1,000 |
| Roger&Am... | |
| Al and Beth Nichols | |
| Jed and Anna McMurray | $150 |
| Anonymous | $25 |
| Meagan Baker | $100 |
| Llewellyn | $100 |
| Dan L. | $50 |
| Matt and Stacy O'Connor | $200 |
| Tom Hanson | |
| Sir William Albert Julis Davis | $100 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| AJ Rea | $100 |
| Randy Giveans | |
| Madeleine Sinclair | $300 |
| Cato Felan | $100 |
| Viv | |
| Jeff Time | |
| Joel Joseph | $50 |
| Pagerie & Bryan Jacobi | $100 |
| Jose Garza | |
| Duder | $25 |
| Troy Martin | $250 |
| Debby and Greg Zucker | $100 |
| Haifan Stohrer | $100 |
| Darron Giron | $100 |
| Porkodi Lavu | $100 |
| Mike Harger | $100 |
| Louis & Jennifer Sorsaia | $200 |
| Tom Steiger | $25 |
| JOHN ROACH | |
| Tara & Dave Gabbai | |
| Lloyd Will | $100 |
| Lloyd Will | $100 |
| mahi | |
| John Jumalon | $100 |
| Matt Cox | $1,000 |
| Nick Abel | $100 |
| Anonymous | |
| Keith Cox | $325 |
| Steve Berkley | |
| The Dermans | $100 |
| Yesenia | $100 |
| Jessie Li | $50 |
| Elizabeth Chiu | |
| Beverly Beaty | $150 |
| Anonymous | $50 |
| Kate Morgan | $100 |
| Sarah Kjellberg | $50 |
| Helaine and Alan Wohl | $100 |
| Andy Isenhower | $100 |
| Diana Dertz-Gr... & Mike Grubb | $50 |
| SarahG | $50 |
| Mitch Danzig | $200 |
| Rachel Bell | $50 |
| Sasan Sadeghpour | $500 |
| Robert Lyke / Doug Killinger | $100 |
| Traci D. | |
| La Mode Lingerie | $250 |
| Neumann boys | |
| Molly Malone | $100 |
| Sally Simons | $50 |
| Alan and Karen Gingold | $100 |
| Welton Family | $50 |
| Brenda L. Strong | $500 |
| Christina Yi | |
| Mark Lavorgna & Nicole Ricciardi | $100 |
| john hilty | $100 |
| Villa | $100 |
| casey talbot | |
| Michael De Sousa | $100 |
| Rebecca Crowe | $100 |
| Alexis | $50 |
| Mark Artis | $50 |
| Larry Marciano | |
| Raffaele Savi | $250 |
| Jinsong Zhang | $40 |
| Pete Bianco | $100 |
| Beatriz | $50 |
| The Kresslers | $100 |
| Patrick Dunne | $500 |
| Gale and Bill Ketcham | $100 |
| Allison Patrick | $50 |
| Kevin and Michelle Freund | $30 |
| Rod McClelland | $100 |
| Mark and Kathy Lena | $50 |
| Sorin Chiorescu | $60 |
| Quang Doan | $40 |
| Mary & Ken Barber | $100 |
| Mom and Dad in Groton CT | $50 |
| Julie Doan | $50 |
| Brent Keefer | $100 |
| Jack Fillingham | $50 |
| Anonymous | |
| Ed and Ellen Huff | $50 |
| Anonymous | $25 |
| Kiva | $50 |
| Al Bedingfi... | $100 |
| GORDON CONNOR | $50 |
| Peter Grunert | $50 |
| Albert Tam | $100 |
| Liane Luke | |
| Alastair sandels - Fountains Forestry | $100 |
| Sandy LaBaugh | $50 |
| Jeff Benjamin | $20 |
| Chung-Hong Fu | $30 |
| Lori Austin | $50 |
| Bev and Steve Rinke and family | $26 |
| John and Katya Redpath | $750 |
| Wendy Walker | $50 |
| MarkB | $40 |
| Jeanne Howell | $250 |
| Mary Ellen Aronow | |
| Seanna Kim | $200 |
| Tim Corriero | |
| Lisa Merritt | $50 |
| Bud & Myrna | $25 |
| Carol Rutstein | $25 |
| Winchell | $50 |
| Chris Sharp | $100 |
| Jonny Daniel | $100 |
| Steve Haugenes | $100 |
| Adams fam!! | $250 |
| Leorah & Jack Levin | $78 |
| Michael & Karen Kelly | $100 |
| Anonymous | $500 |
| Anne Hinkley Lupica | $100 |
| Anonymous | $100 |
| Gary Allred | $50 |
| Darrel J. Williams | $100 |
| Anonymous | $50 |
| Jan & Sarah | $100 |
| Christine Cumming | $10 |
| Tom Trembath | $25 |
| Rob Fairbairn | $1,000 |
| Toma! Toma! Toma! | $150 |
| Mark Silbert | $500 |
| Anonymous | $50 |
| john & Barbara Mikkelsen | $250 |
| Ed and Janet Lee | $250 |
| Ken & Cathy Ballard | $150 |
| TRACY IRVIN | $100 |
| joe Linhares | $500 |
| The Freemans | $50 |
| Anonymous | $200 |
| Ashley and Patrick Rice | $50 |
| Natasha Treadway | $250 |
| Nicholas | $50 |
| Christine Cumming | $30 |
| K Patel | $50 |
| Jerri Rettig | $50 |
| fred and shirley klinghof... | $100 |
| Jim Salvato | $100 |
| Harcourts | $100 |
| Lucy Buffett | $100 |














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In appreciation of Dr Louise Leakey's lecture and the dinner in New York