2026-05-01T11:47:33-04:00 2025-12-31 843085028 BRYTEBRIDGE CONSULTING LLC 7021 UNIVERSITY BLVD WINTER PARK FL 327926719 990 2025-01-01 820537124 ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION INC ROYA 8017558078 473 12TH AVENUE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84103 PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TREASURER 8017558078 2026-04-30 true ANDREW D PAYNE EA P02188892 8778579002 2026-05-01 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EMMA ANTON 572766 false X ROYALAFRICAN.COM/THE-FOUNDATION/ X 2001 UT THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND NURTURE PROJECTS WHICH BENEFIT COMMUNITIES, WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE. 9 8 0 38 0 441715 572582 0 184 0 441715 572766 160235 171749 0 23328 62176 0 5568 211140 257462 394703 491387 47012 81379 373808 455187 0 373808 455187 X THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND NURTURE PROJECTS WHICH BENEFIT COMMUNITIES, WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE. false false 46403 EDUCATION SPONSORSHIPS: THE ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND SPONSORS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS OF FINISHING THEIR SCHOOLING. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THIS PROJECT, MANY OF OUR PREVIOUS STUDENTS HAVE BECOME FORCES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THEIR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND THE WILDERNESS AREAS THEY COME FROM. IN 2025, 54 STUDENTS WERE SPONSORED AT VARYING LEVELS OF EDUCATION ACROSS KENYA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SPONSOR THESE AND MORE STUDENTS WHO COME TO US FOR HELP TO STAY IN SCHOOL WHEN THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO. 117110 THE SAND RIVER REGION: THE ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION FUNDS STRATEGIC PROGRAMS TO PROTECT THE SAND RIVER'S MIGRATION ROUTES THAT LINK THE MARA, SERENGETTI, AND RIFT VALLEY ECOSYSTEMS. AMONG THE MOST BIODIVERSE AREAS ON EARTH, IT FACES GROWING THREATS FROM LAND SUBDIVISION AND UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH DISRUPT WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND INCREASE HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLCIT. TO ADDRESS THIS, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE, HEALTH, AND HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT MITIGATION PROJECTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH AND MONITORING, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THIS ESSENTIAL LANDSCAPE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE ALIKE. 18610 IN 2025, THE ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW KITCHEN AND DINING HALL AT LPUS LELUAI SCHOOL IN WESTGATE, SAMBURU, THE LATEST MILESTONE IN A PARTNERSHIP STRETCHING BACK TO 2008. THE SCHOOL, WHICH SERVES 330 STUDENTS RIGHT ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF SAMBURU NATIONAL PARK, HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY SUSTAINED INVESTMENT OVER THE YEARS, AND IS NOW THE BEST-PERFORMING SCHOOL IN ITS SUB-COUNTY AND AMONG THE TOP TEN IN ALL OF SAMBURU COUNTY. THESE NEWEST FACILITIES JOIN A GROWING LIST OF COMPLETED INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING LIGHTS, FENCING, TOLIETS, AND BOARDING HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS, ALL OF WHICH CONTINUE TO IMPROVE DAILY LIFE AND SAFETY FOR THE SCHOOL'S STUDENTS, STAFF, AND THE WILDLIFE THEY LIVE ALONGSIDE. 221127 171749 ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION PROVIDED VARIOUS GRANTS TO FOREIGN PARTNER NGOS THAT ALIGNED WITH ROYAL AFRICAN'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION. FURTHER DETAIL CAN BE SEEN ON SCHEDULE F. ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION PROVIDED VARIOUS GRANTS TO DOMESTIC PARTNER CHARITIES THAT ALIGNED WITH ROYAL AFRICAN'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION. FURTHER DETAIL CAN BE SEEN ON SCHEDULE I. 221127 171749 403250 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 true false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false CA FL KS NY NC UT VA X FOUNDATION GROUP INC 6153619445 2451 ATRIUM WAY SUITE 300 NASHVILLE TN 37214 EMMA ANTON PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 57560 0 4616 MARY KATHERINE BELL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 INDERJEET BILKHU DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY CORFIELD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM HEDGES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HEMINGWAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA OAKLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER SILVESTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN VALENTINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TR 2.00 X 0 0 0 57560 4616 false false false 572582 572582 184 184 572766 184 18000 18000 153749 153749 62176 62176 1260 1260 7417 7417 5398 5398 1157 1157 8258 4113 4145 650 650 DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES 196032 196032 PROJECT DELIVERY FEES 31356 31356 LICENSES, FEES & DUES 5547 4124 1423 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 387 387 491387 403250 82569 5568 373508 389703 300 65484 373808 455187 0 0 X 355746 437124 18062 18063 373808 455187 373808 455187 81379 X false true X true X 348327 430819 485702 441715 572582 2279145 348327 430819 485702 441715 572582 2279145 510711 1768434 184 184 2279329 0.77590 0.77950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 572766 572766 572766 491387 491387 491387 true SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 PROGRAM SERVICES CONSERVATION EXPENSE 231503 EUROPE GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 25776 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 127973 2 2 385252 385252 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TEACHER SALARIES 17422 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CLINIC SUPPORT 11027 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STUDENT TUITION 12515 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WILDLIFE CONSERVATIO 25000 WIRE EUROPE HEALTH CLINICS 22508 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA GUIDE TRAINING 29121 WIRE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PRESCHOOL SUPPORT 18700 WIRE 7 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW PROPOSED RECIPIENTS TO DETERMINE NEEDS AND PROPOSED USES OF GRANT FUNDS. THE RECIPIENTS ARE THEN ROUTINELY MONITORED VIA FINANCIAL PROGRESS REPORTS, TO ENSURE THE FUNDS ARE BEING USED ACCORDINGLY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROPOSED PURPOSE. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 231,503 0 EUROPE 25,776 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 127,973 0 true BIG LIFE FOUNDATION USA 1715 NORTH HERON DRIVE RIDGEFIELD WA 98642 273455389 501C3 15000 SUPPORT COMM HEALTH 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW PROPOSED RECIPIENTS TO DETERMINE NEEDS AND PROPOSED USES OF ASSISTANCE. THE RECIPIENTS ARE THEN ROUTINELY MONITORED TO ENSURE THE ASSISTANCE IS BEING USED ACCORDINGLY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROPOSED PURPOSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION PROVIDED VARIOUS GRANTS TO FOREIGN PARTNER NGOS THAT ALIGNED WITH ROYAL AFRICAN'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION. FURTHER DETAIL CAN BE SEEN ON SCHEDULE F. ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION PROVIDED VARIOUS GRANTS TO DOMESTIC PARTNER CHARITIES THAT ALIGNED WITH ROYAL AFRICAN'S MISSION OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION. FURTHER DETAIL CAN BE SEEN ON SCHEDULE I. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 EMMA ANTON PETER SILVESTER PRESIDENT DIRECTOR EMMA IS THE DAUGHTER OF PETER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE 990 FORM AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION ENFORCED COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REVIEWING IT PERIODICALLY AT BOARD MEETINGS. THE BOARD REVIEW AND SIGN THE POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION USES THE FOLLOWING METHODS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR ITS EMPLOYEES: COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR SIMILAR ROLES, EXPERIENCE, AND RESPONSIBILITIES; COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND RELEVANT REGIONS; AND CONTEMPORANCEOUS REVIEW, DELIBERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.