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ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $573K · expenses $491K · assets $455K

EIN
82-0537124
Address
473 12TH AVENUE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103-3226
Website
ROYALAFRICAN.COM/THE-FOUNDATION
NTEE code
C30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO CREATE AND NURTURE PROJECTS WHICH BENEFIT COMMUNITIES, WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Emma Anton PRESIDENT2025 $62,176$62,176 1
Emma Silvester (former) President2021-2024 $23,328$23,328 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Inderjeet Bilkhu DIRECTOR2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Hemingway DIRECTOR2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Mary Katherine Bell DIRECTOR2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Peter Silvester DIRECTOR2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Petrina Bestor SECRETARY/TR2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Timothy Corfield DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Adam Hedges DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Melinda Oakley DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
John Valentine DIRECTOR2025 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Turner (former) Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tim Corfield (former) Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Indi Bilkhu (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
John Heminway (former) DIRECTOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $62K · 0 employees · 38 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMMA ANTON PRESIDENT40 $57,560$0$4,616 $62,1761
MARY KATHERINE BELL DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
INDERJEET BILKHU DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY CORFIELD DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM HEDGES DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HEMINGWAY DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MELINDA OAKLEY DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PETER SILVESTER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN VALENTINE DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $23K · 0 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Emma Silvester President40 $23,328$0$0 $23,3281
Inderjeet Bilkhu Director1 $0$0$0 $01
John Hemingway Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Katherine Bell Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Turner Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Silvester Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Tim Corfield Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Petrina Bestor Secretary / Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 32 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER SILVESTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM CORFIELD DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TURNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
INDI BILKHU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
EMMA SILVESTER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HEMINWAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KATHERINE BELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 29 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER SILVESTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM CORFIELD OFFICER1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TURNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
INDI BILKHU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TR2 $0$0$0 $01
EMMA SILVESTER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN HEMINWAY DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KATHERINE BELL DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 23 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETER SILVESTER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM CORFIELD officer1 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TURNER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
INDI BILKHU DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
PETRINA BESTOR SECRETARY/TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
EMMA SILVESTER PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PETRINA BESTOR PRINCIPAL OFFICER5 $0-$0 $01
PETER SILVESTER officer1 $0-$0 $01
TIM CORFIELD officer1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 1 grant to organizations · $15K

Listed grants add up to $15,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $171,749. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $40K

Listed grants add up to $40,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $160,235. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $80K

Listed grants add up to $80,378; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $403,971. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2022 · 4 grants to organizations · $80K

Listed grants add up to $79,613; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $345,728. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2021 · 3 grants to organizations · $100K

Listed grants add up to $100,130; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $249,119. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$572,766$491,387 $455,187$455,187 $572,582$0 $62,176038
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$441,715$394,703 $373,808$373,808 $441,715$0 $21,600030
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$485,702$424,594 $326,796$326,796 $485,702$0 -032
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$430,819$365,749 $265,688$265,688 $430,819$0 -029
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$348,327$253,881 $200,618$200,618 $348,327$0 $0023
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,378$67,942 $106,172$106,172 $128,378- ---

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,033,672 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$615,000 2024$200,000
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THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$150,000 2024$25,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$89,600 2024$20,100
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$65,946 2024$28,036
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2024 3$54,900 2024$9,900
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2023 2$20,500 2023$15,500
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIO OF LOUISVILLE DEPOSITORY INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$16,200 2022$16,200
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PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,500 2024$6,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ROYAL AFRICAN FOUNDATION INC” 2021-2023 3$26 2023$16
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Who funds organizations like this

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor$5,458,51715 12010–2024 HECKRODT WETLAND RESERVE INC
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one DAF sponsor$3,624,348103 332014–2024 BCARBON INC; WAWASEE AREA CONSERVANCY FOUNDATION INC; JACKSON HOLE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE; ALLIANCE FOR THE WILD ROCKIES INC and 29 more
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$1,929,41519 42016–2023 SEVEN GENERATIONS AHEAD; COFAN SURVIVAL FUND INC; UTAH RIVERS COUNCIL; YELLOW DOG COMMUNITY AND CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $491,387 spent · pay $62,176 · grants $171,749 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)DIRECT PROJECT EXPENSES $196,032$196,032-- 39.9%
Grants outside the US $153,749$153,749-- 31.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $62,176-$62,176- 12.7%
Other (as described)PROJECT DELIVERY FEES $31,356$31,356-- 6.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $18,000$18,000-- 3.7%
Travel $8,258$4,113-$4,145 1.7%
Fees: accounting $7,417-$7,417- 1.5%
Other (as described)LICENSES, FEES & DUES $5,547-$4,124$1,423 1.1%
Office expenses $5,398-$5,398- 1.1%
Fees: legal $1,260-$1,260- 0.3%
Information technology $1,157-$1,157- 0.2%
Insurance $650-$650- 0.1%
Other (as described)VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION $387-$387- 0.1%
Total$491,387100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $394,703 spent · pay $23,328 · grants $160,235 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Direct Project Expenses $187,943$187,943-- 47.6%
Grants outside the US $119,485$119,485-- 30.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $40,750$40,750-- 10.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $21,600-$21,600- 5.5%
Fees: accounting $6,245-$6,245- 1.6%
Office expenses $5,492-$5,492- 1.4%
Travel $4,425$2,076-$2,349 1.1%
Other (as described)Licenses, Fees, Dues $3,250--$3,250 0.8%
Fees: legal $2,361-$2,361- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $1,728-$1,728- 0.4%
Other (as described)Volunteer Appreciation $760--$760 0.2%
Insurance $650-$650- 0.2%
Information technology $14-$14- 0.0%
Total$394,703100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $424,594 spent · pay $0 · grants $403,971 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $323,593$323,593-- 76.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $80,378$80,378-- 18.9%
Fees: other services $10,779-$3,933$6,846 2.5%
Fees: accounting $6,645-$6,645- 1.6%
Fees: legal $2,549-$2,549- 0.6%
Insurance $650-$650- 0.2%
Total$424,594100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $365,749 spent · pay $0 · grants $345,728 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $266,115$266,115-- 72.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $79,613$79,613-- 21.8%
Fees: other services $9,643-$2,711$6,932 2.6%
Fees: legal $4,983-$4,983- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $4,745-$4,745- 1.3%
Insurance $650-$650- 0.2%
Total$365,749100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $253,881 spent · pay $0 · grants $249,119 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants outside the US $148,989$148,989-- 58.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $100,130$100,130-- 39.4%
Fees: other services $2,521-$2,115$406 1.0%
Fees: legal $1,268-$1,268- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $973-$973- 0.4%
Total$253,881100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $67,942 spent · pay $0 · grants $63,023 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $63,023 92.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,900 5.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,019 1.5%
Total$67,942100%

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