Mara Elephant Project USA Inc.

Also known as Sidekick Foundation Inc.

Foundations and philanthropy
Carmel, Indiana
EIN 45-3996413
Tax-exempt since 2012

Firms paid: 2
Fees reported, 2022–2025: $5.0M
Fees reported in 2025: $1.5M
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $3.6M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2025

$1,498,271 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Mara Elephant Project USA Inc. paid in 2025, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Fund Raising Strategies, Inc.Direct mail campaign	Direct mail campaign	$1,498,271

All firms paid

Fundraisers Mara Elephant Project USA Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Fund Raising StrategDirect response	2022–2023 · 2 years	$3,473,488
Fund Raising Strategies, Inc.	2025	$1,498,271

Form 990 Snapshot

Mara Elephant Project USA Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$3.6M	$3.5M	$450K	$343K
2022	$4.3M	$4.3M	$600K	$563K
2021	$3.5M	$3.5M	$62K	$36K
2020	$2.7M	$2.7M	$13K	—

Fees are what Mara Elephant Project USA Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.