Here is update #4.
The NPO paperwork was filed in South Africa. It turns out that starting an NPO in South Africa is a lot cheaper and easier than doing it in the U.S.
As for the U.S. non profit. We're doing some more research as where we'll incorporate. It's down to Delaware and Nevada. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. We're also doing fictitious name and trademark searches. We really don't need some name or trademark troll suing us and shaking us down of our vital anti-poaching funds. Non profit status in the U.S. is two steps. First we have to incorporate, then we can file with the IRS to get 501c3 status.
My brother in law has both 4x4 Nissans running and road worthy. They just need paint and logos, which will come later when the graphic design work is done. I got the Nissan Patrol trucks pretty cheap (the dollar is really strong right now) and they didn't need a ton of work. So I'm into the vehicles for less than $5,000.
I've had a lot of /k/ommando reach out to me and express interest in the project. I've put up a temp website that has some more information as well as an interest form that makes it easy to keep track of who is interested and what they can offer the program.
https://sites.google.com/site/kommandoapu/homeI think that about covers it for this update.
Most common questions answered here:
https://desustorage.org/k/thread/29359173/Questions?
