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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WILD EARTH SOCIETY INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,066,055
Total expenses
$3,861,046
Contributions and grants received
$3,959,815
Grants paid
$2,700
Program service revenue
$59,095
Investment income
$42,825
Other revenue
$4,320
Total assets, end of year
$3,692,457
Total liabilities, end of year
$167,890
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,524,567
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,131,637
Management and general expenses
$679,853
Fundraising expenses
$49,556
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,131,637

Program services were 81.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $781,327

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,178,488

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,154

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Other

    total $59,095 · related or exempt $59,095

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $42,079 · excluded $42,079

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,593

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $6,847

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $746

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $746 · excluded $746

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other

    total $4,320 · excluded $4,320

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,320

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,700 · program services $2,700

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $116,133 · program services $76,311 · management and general $38,370 · fundraising $1,452

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,779,234 · program services $1,509,795 · management and general $242,379 · fundraising $27,060

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,686 · program services $39,067 · management and general $6,914 · fundraising $705

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $196,453 · program services $164,392 · management and general $29,095 · fundraising $2,966

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $179,103 · program services $149,874 · management and general $26,525 · fundraising $2,704

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $22,948 · management and general $22,948

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,000 · management and general $14,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $21,667 · program services $21,667

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,038 · management and general $1,038

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $964,696 · program services $874,030 · management and general $84,867 · fundraising $5,799

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,860 · program services $12,412 · management and general $2,293 · fundraising $155

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $85,777 · program services $45,133 · management and general $33,226 · fundraising $7,418

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $75,521 · management and general $75,521

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $55,331 · management and general $55,331

  • 17 · Travel

    total $197,338 · program services $169,491 · management and general $26,650 · fundraising $1,197

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $28,322 · program services $22,394 · management and general $5,928

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,590 · management and general $8,590

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,175 · program services $6,806 · management and general $3,369

  • 24a · Other expenses: Supplies and equipment

    total $40,474 · program services $37,565 · management and general $2,809 · fundraising $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,365,871 · end of year $1,311,921

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,125,501 · end of year $1,852,762

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $802,514 · end of year $405,345

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,457 · end of year $4,957

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $42,952

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $20,044

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $31,498 · end of year $22,908

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $63,722 · end of year $70,090

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $49,277 · end of year $24,474

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $107,519 · end of year $143,036

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,435 · end of year $24,854

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $604,811 · end of year $1,207,072

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,682,075 · end of year $2,317,495

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Wildlands Network works to reconnect, restore and rewild North America so that life-in all its diversity-can thrive.

  • Western Wildway: In collaboration with our partners and volunteers, we removed and modified wire from 12.3 miles of prioritized fence lines within the winter range of the Paunsaugunt mule deer herd in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and surveyed approximately 30 miles of fence on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. The surveys assess which fences are acting as barriers to wildlife movement, specifically for the pronghorn that inhabit the valley. In partnership with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Sageland Collaborative, we developed guidelines for using DWR's fence mapping app that helps identify and prioritize fences for improvement across the state. We captured a mountain lion crossing through one of the large border wall openings that were opened as a result of the 2023 border wall settlement. We published new research confirming a devastating truth: the U.S.-Mexico border wall is reducing wildlife movement by 86%. Our work was featured in "Nature Divided," a documentary following our Borderlands Program Coordinator, Myles Traphagen, as he documents both the damage and the growing promise of reconnecting cross-border habitat. We led the legislative campaign in New Mexico that secured a record $50 million investment in the Wildlife Corridors fund, the largest single appropriation ever dedicated to terrestrial wildlife crossings in the country.

    Expenses $985,755 · Revenue $12,490

  • Eastern Wildway: Two more (of five total) bridges on I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge were replaced and completed with wildlife friendly infrastructure based on Wildlands Network and NPCA's recommendations. We concluded our fourth field season monitoring wildlife use of small road underpasses at Gorges State Park, as well as evaluating the effect of fencing on crossing structure use. We're now compiling available location data in the southern Appalachian mountain region for spotted skunk, eastern box turtle, and timber rattlesnake to create maps that can inform sites where NC State Parks and Blue Ridge Parkway can help conserve and connect three of our species of conservation concern. We also participated in the first South Carolina Wildlife Connectivity Coalition meeting along with representatives from SCDOT, SC NGO's, Clemson University, and several local government agencies to begin developing a strategy for wildlife crossing implementation in SC. We complete the first full year of roadkill data collection on US 64 in the red wolf recovery area on July 31 of this year.

    Expenses $707,985

  • Pacific Wildway: With the help of local partners, we helped California identify six new priority sites for crossings along U.S. 395 in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, to help mule deer, bears, and other species safely cross this deadly road. We cosponsored the Room to Roam Act (AB 1889), requiring local governments to incorporate wildlife connectivity into general plans. We organized a policy collaborative through California Wildlife Reconnected that launched a campaign to address existing gaps to integrating wildlife crossings in transportation planning and implementation. Our trail campaign realigned its 500-mile trail proposal to focus on maintaining existing routes and limiting new routes to those closer to communities rather than building new trails. We established the Baja Connectivity coalition to share data and strategize a reform response to proposed and ongoing border construction's impacts to wildlife. We organized and drafted over $5 million in successful State Route 62 (Riverside County) WCB grants for wildlife crossing planning and design across priority corridors.

    Expenses $516,891 · Revenue $21,753

  • In Virginia, we successfully advocated for a $450,000 appropriation to support high priority wildlife crossing projects identified within the state's Wildlife Corridor Action Plan. In Maryland, we were successful in supporting the passage of Maryland's Wildlife Connectivity and Crossings Act to prioritize habitat connectivity in development projects and create a coalition to manage the process. We secured funding to support new jaguar corridors between Arizona, New Mexico, and Sonora, Mexico including promoting the need for new wildlife crossings over Mexico's Highway 2 to key decision makers. As part of the NOSSA coalition we coordinated a report revealing that Mexico's budget for natural protected areas proposed for 2025 hit an 18-year low. The report garnered national and international attention with over 80 articles and headlines, placing this issue on the public agenda and in the spotlight for stakeholders and legislators.

    Expenses $921,006 · Grants $2,700 · Revenue $24,852

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Conrad Reining

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Fred Koontz

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Danielle Droitsch

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeanne Calhoun

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anne Baker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kerston Swartz

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lisa Micheli

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Arjun S Sethi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karina Lopez Ivich

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Abbey Camaclang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Roberto de la Maza Hernandez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lucia Ibarra

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas F Huang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alexa White

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Holly Zhou

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katie Davis

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $120,709
    From this org
    $116,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,576
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tim Noviello

    Comms Director

    Total calculated
    $127,062
    From this org
    $122,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,651
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erin Sito

    US Public Policy Director

    Total calculated
    $121,178
    From this org
    $115,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,308
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ron Sutherland

    Chief Scientist

    Total calculated
    $118,434
    From this org
    $104,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,884
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marissa Galloway

    CA Program Director

    Total calculated
    $114,214
    From this org
    $100,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,585
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
4 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622129349300517

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