Washington · Nonprofit
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST (Washington) receives grants from 87 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,348,376 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($882,326). 57 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.5M
- Funders on record
- 87
- Grants received
- $4.3M
- Net assets
- $7.7M
What International Snow Leopard Trust does
Mission
The International Snow Leopard Trust aims to ethically conserve snow leopards and their high mountain ecosystems through partnerships with indigenous peoples and local communities, and through research to improve the understanding of snow leopard behavior, needs, habitats, and threats.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Snow leopard research, monitoring & conservation capacity development:in 2024, no snow leopards were reported killed within the 60,000 km directly protected by 177 partner communities across mongolia, kyrgyzstan, india, and pakistan. Combined with intergovernmental collaboration, the snow leopard trust facilitated the protection of over 200,000 sq km of critical snow leopard habitat, encompassing approximately 15 percent of the global snow leopard population.scientific research efforts continued to advance knowledge of snow leopard ecology and conservation. Fifteen peer-reviewed scientific papers were published in international journals. Snow leopard populations were monitored across 19,216 sq km of habitat in four countries through the deployment of 527 camera traps. Within the framework of the long-term ecological study, six snow leopards and one ibex were collared and tracked to better understand movement patterns and habitat use. Camera trap data further identified 13 adult snow leopards, including three females with dependent cubs and seven first-year cubs.the citizen-ranger wildlife protection program recognized and supported the efforts of individuals engaged in wildlife…
$1,905,405 spentof which $1,859,838 as grants$21,833 earned by the program63% of program spendingSnow leopard conservation, policy & cooperation:in 2024, across four snow leopard range countries (mongolia, pakistan, kyrgyzstan, and india), more than 31,000 households from 177 communities participated in snow leopard-friendly conservation programs. Collectively, these communities safeguarded 60,000 sq km of snow leopard habitat, which contains approximately 15 percent of the global snow leopard population. Community-based initiatives include sustainable orchards, dairy enterprises, snow leopard enterprises, beekeeping, community ranger programs, wildlife monitoring, livestock insurance schemes, sustainable tourism development, livestock vaccination campaigns, corral reinforcement, grazing-free reserves, and crop protection initiatives.the global snow leopard and ecosystem protection program (gslep), established in 2013 with foundational support from the snow leopard trust, continued to promote intergovernmental collaboration, resulting in the protection of more than 150,000 sq km of snow leopard habitat. Combined with the 60,000 sq km of habitat safeguarded by local communities engaged in snow leopard-friendly conservation programs, this brings the total area of enhanced…
$613,362 spentof which $58,205 as grants20% of program spendingPromoting ethical nature conservation (by enabling practitioners to engage effectively with local and indigenous communities):the ethical conservation alliance (eca), established in 2023 with foundational support from the snow leopard trust, promoted integrity, respect, and equity in conservation practice worldwide. In 2024, 36 nations, including 64 government and organizational leaders and 40 partner organizations, formally committed to adopting and promoting ethical conservation practices. Through nine structured training workshops, 327 conservation professionals were equipped with practical skills in ethical community engagement. Notably, women constituted approximately two-thirds of all participants, reflecting the organization's ongoing commitment to equitable and inclusive conservation leadership.the snow leopard network (sln), established in 2002 with foundational support from snow leopard trust, serves as a critical forum for the dissemination of best practices and scientific advances in snow leopard conservation. In 2024, sln further strengthened its role as a global platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, expanding membership to more than 700 individuals,…
$271,750 spentof which $37,891 as grants9% of program spendingEducation and outreach:in 2024, a total of 1,659 students, graduates, and postgraduates participated in environmental education programs organized or supported by the snow leopard trust. Sixty-two eco-camps and nature clubs provided opportunities for students to engage in experiential learning focused on nature and conservation. Three hundred eighty-eight youth in kyrgyzstan participated in virtual eco-clubs designed to strengthen environmental awareness and leadership skills.education and outreach programs benefited 21 communities across four countries, with over 1,600 educational newsletters and pamphlets distributed in kyrgyzstan, mongolia, and pakistan.the global #strides4snowleopards campaign engaged participants from 52 countries and reached more than one million individuals through digital platforms, fostering increased global awareness of snow leopard conservation.
$245,680 spentof which $140,529 as grants8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,036,197.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $4.3M to $5.9M (+36%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Charudutt Mishra Phd
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 43 funders, grant income rose $479k → $965k.
14 of 87 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 38% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 87 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 20% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
69% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 66% · 2018 35% · 2019 36% · 2020 28% · 2021 20% · 2022 19% · 2023 31% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 66% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, across 25 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $192k on record.
- Department of the Interior$192k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
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Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST?
- INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST (Washington) receives grants from 87 organizations whose IRS filings report $4,348,376 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($882,326). 57 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST have?
- IRS filings report 87 organizations giving $4,348,376 in grants to INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST, 57 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $882,326 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INTERNATIONAL SNOW LEOPARD TRUST find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 87 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing