Grants paid by Maliasili Initiatives Inc
EIN 27-3183146 · Essex, VT · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE C123
Maliasili Initiatives Inc of Essex, VT (EIN 27-3183146) reported 41 grants paid totaling $3,212,016 to 16 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. It also reported $664,288 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$3,212,016
41 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$664,288
12 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 15 | $1,294,766 | $442,788 |
| 2021 | 15 | $1,137,250 | $221,500 |
| 2022 | 4 | $145,000 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $300,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $335,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from Maliasili Initiatives Inc, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association | U | Narok | 3 | $827,500 | 2021 |
| Ujamaa Community Resource Team | U | Arusha | 6 | $451,500 | 2021 |
| Honeyguide | U | Arusha | 4 | $312,500 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Guardians 36-4712624 | A | Washington, DC | 4 | $255,000 | 2024 |
| South Rift Association of Land Owners | U | Nairobi | 3 | $231,346 | 2021 |
| Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (claws) 47-5208674 | A | Worcester, MA | 2 | $225,000 | 2024 |
| Pastoral Women's Council | U | Arusha | 3 | $209,500 | 2021 |
| Kopelion Inc 83-3629425 | A | New York, NY | 3 | $170,000 | 2024 |
| Kenya Wildlife Conservation Association | U | Nairobi | 3 | $157,500 | 2021 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network 30-0108469 | A | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $135,000 | 2023 |
| Amboseli Ecosystem Trust | U | Loitokitok | 1 | $97,170 | 2020 |
| Communities Health Africa Trust (chat) | U | Nanyuki | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Zambian Carnivore Programme 46-5506153 | A | Bozeman, MT | 1 | $35,000 | 2022 |
| Mccc Ltd | U | Zanzibar | 1 | $25,000 | 2021 |
| Kope Lion Inc | U | Arusha | 2 | $20,000 | 2021 |
| Impact Kenya | U | Nanyuki | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 53 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (claws) Worcester, MA | A | $135,000 | paid | CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH CAMP, VET CONSULTANCY FEES, TRAVEL, STAFF COMPENSATION, AND OFFICE EXPENSES. | 202542829349300529 |
| 2024 | Kopelion Inc New York, NY | A | $100,000 | paid | STRENGTHEN ILCHOKUTI PROGRAM AND SUPPORT FIELD ACTIVITIES WITH COMPENSATION, VEHICLE COSTS, TECHNOLOGY, AND COSTS RELATED TO SENDING SIX TEAM MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH NATURE EVENT. | 202542829349300529 |
| 2024 | Lion Guardians Co Wildlife Guardians Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | ENABLE A SMOOTH RETURN TO GROUP RANCH I.E. RE-HIRE AND EQUIP OUR GUARDIANS, AND BEGIN OPERATIONS WITHIN THE REGION, TO EXPAND OUR REACH AND SAVE LIONS ACROSS A WIDER AREA. | 202542829349300529 |
| 2023 | Wildlife Guardians Washington, DC | A | $125,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202422889349301517 |
| 2023 | Communities Living Among Wildlife Sustainably (claws) Worcester, MA | A | $90,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202422889349301517 |
| 2023 | Kopelion Inc New York, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202422889349301517 |
| 2023 | Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA | A | $35,000 | paid | DROUGHT RELIEF | 202422889349301517 |
| 2022 | Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA | A | $70,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202303339349301000 |
| 2022 | Zambian Carnivore Programme Bozeman, MT | A | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202303339349301000 |
| 2022 | Kopelion Inc New York, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202303339349301000 |
| 2022 | Wildlife Guardians Washington, DC | A | $20,000 | paid | EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF - AMBOSELI | 202303339349301000 |
| 2021 | Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Narok | U | $247,500 | paid | MARA CONSERVANCIES EMERGENCY FUND | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | South Rift Association of Land Owners Nairobi | U | $160,000 | paid | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $124,000 | paid | UCRT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Pastoral Women's Council Arusha | U | $92,000 | paid | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $85,000 | paid | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN WMAS | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $82,500 | approved, future | STRENGTHENING WMAS IN THE TARANGIRE ECOSYSTEM | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $82,500 | paid | STRENGTHENING WMAS IN THE TARANGIRE ECOSYSTEM | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Kenya Wildlife Conservation Association Nairobi | U | $71,250 | paid | GRANT 2021.1 | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $60,000 | paid | SIMANJIRO PLAINS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $60,000 | approved, future | SIMANJIRO PLAINS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $50,000 | paid | DOROBO FUNDING | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Communities Health Africa Trust (chat) Nanyuki | U | $50,000 | paid | STRENGTHENING CHAT'S INTERNAL FUNDRAISING | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Kenya Wildlife Conservation Association Nairobi | U | $40,000 | paid | MLCF-2021.6 - GRANT 2021.6 | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $31,000 | approved, future | UCRT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Network San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | GREVYS ZEBRA TRUST | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Mccc Ltd Zanzibar | U | $25,000 | paid | MKUBA FUND TO CARE FOR THE SEA ECO-CREDIT PROGRAMM | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Mccc Ltd Zanzibar | U | $25,000 | approved, future | MKUBA FUND TO CARE FOR THE SEA ECO-CREDIT PROGRAMM | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Pastoral Women's Council Arusha | U | $23,000 | approved, future | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Impact Kenya Nanyuki | U | $10,000 | paid | NATIONAL COMMUNITY LAND SUMMIT | 202242839349100114 |
| 2021 | Kope Lion Inc Arusha | U | $10,000 | paid | CORE FUNDING | 202242839349100114 |
| 2020 | Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Narok | U | $500,000 | paid | MARA CONSERVANCIES EMERGENCY FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $120,000 | paid | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Narok | U | $100,000 | approved, future | MARA CONSERVANCIES EMERGENCY FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Amboseli Ecosystem Trust Loitokitok | U | $97,170 | paid | IMPROVEMENT OF LAND USE PRACTICES THROUGH COEXISTENCE OF PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $95,000 | paid | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Pastoral Women's Council Arusha | U | $90,000 | paid | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Narok | U | $80,000 | paid | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association Narok | U | $80,000 | approved, future | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $70,000 | approved, future | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | South Rift Association of Land Owners Nairobi | U | $62,788 | approved, future | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | South Rift Association of Land Owners Nairobi | U | $62,788 | paid | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $60,000 | approved, future | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $60,000 | paid | MAASAI LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION FUND | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Honeyguide Arusha | U | $50,000 | paid | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN WMAS | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Kenya Wildlife Conservation Association Nairobi | U | $46,250 | paid | KWCA INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $40,000 | approved, future | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Ujamaa Community Resource Team Arusha | U | $37,500 | paid | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Pastoral Women's Council Arusha | U | $30,000 | approved, future | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Pastoral Women's Council Arusha | U | $27,500 | paid | ADVANCING LAND RIGHTS OF PASTORAL WOMEN IN NORTHERN TANZANIA | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Kope Lion Inc Arusha | U | $10,000 | paid | MULAGO GRANT FUNDS | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | Wildlife Guardians Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | MULAGO GRANT FUNDS | 202132869349100008 |
| 2020 | South Rift Association of Land Owners Nairobi | U | $8,558 | paid | SUPPORT SECURING COMMUNAL LANDS IN THE SOUTH RIFT AND LOITA HILLS WHILE BUILDING GRANTEE'S LAND TENURE EXPERTISE | 202132869349100008 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542829349300529 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202422889349301517 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303339349301000 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202242839349100114 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132869349100008 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/273183146.json.
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