Founded in 1973, the Endangered Wildlife Trust has championed the fight for survival of dozens of African wildlife species for more than five decades. Through its strategic pillars of saving species, conserving habitats and benefitting people, the EWT is charting a bold new path to 2050 through the implementation of a Future Fit Strategy to secure wildlife, ecosystems and work with the local communities within them.

Alongside the development of the Strategy has been the registration of the EWT USA as a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organisation in the United Statement with a focus on supporting conservation and community development in East and southern Africa. 

The EWT USA was registered on 4 December 2024.  

As a Section 501(c)(3) organisation registered in terms of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the EWT USA is tax exempt.  This means that donors are able to deduct any contributions made to the EWT USA under IRS Section 170. This is an incentive to individuals and business because all contributions are tax deductable. This makes it the most tangible way to support the EWT USA.

The EWT USA is led by:

• Mr Ewan Macaulay – President
• Ms Yolan Friedmann – Vice President
• Mr Dirk Ackerman — Director
• Mr David McCullough – Secretary and Treasurer

In South Africa, the EWT is registered as a Trust in accordance with the Trust Property Control Act No. 57 of 1988, with registration number IT 6247 under the Master of the High Court.

As a Section 18A Tax Exemption Institution in South Africa, individual or corporate donors are able to claim a tax deduction for their contributions to the EWT.  In order to do this, the EWT will issue a Section 18A tax deductible receipt to a donor. By receiving a tax deductible receipt donors are potentially able to reduce their taxable income. This incentivises charitable giving and encourages greater support for a conservation body such as the EWT.