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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,899,328
Total expenses
$1,722,699
Contributions and grants received
$2,879,660
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$19,668
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,587,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$172,639
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,415,291
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,363,644
Management and general expenses
$157,737
Fundraising expenses
$201,318
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,363,644

Program services were 79.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,879,660

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19,668 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $19,668

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $221,750 · program services $181,627 · management and general $18,171 · fundraising $21,952

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $425,839 · program services $379,872 · management and general $43,205 · fundraising $2,762

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $153,372 · program services $111,910 · management and general $41,462 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,569 · program services $0 · management and general $20,569 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,634 · program services $0 · management and general $14,634 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $260,000 · program services $260,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $244,101 · program services $87,824 · management and general $3,777 · fundraising $152,500

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $227,701 · program services $222,701 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,633 · program services $1,226 · management and general $407

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,351 · program services $48,745 · management and general $853 · fundraising $11,753

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,232 · program services $29,302 · management and general $4,244 · fundraising $2,686

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,294 · program services $17,954 · management and general $2,895 · fundraising $445

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $12,800 · program services $12,800 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,832 · program services $0 · management and general $2,832 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Income Taxes

    total $2,569 · program services $0 · management and general $2,569 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $16,022 · program services $9,683 · management and general $2,119 · fundraising $4,220

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,388,811 · end of year $2,551,725

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,294 · end of year $2,260

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,300 · end of year $14,894

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,182 · end of year $19,051

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $180,794 · end of year $167,986

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $4,653

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $566,698 · end of year $1,146,451

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $673,095 · end of year $1,268,840

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To provide the tools and resources that enable people from all walks of life and political stripes to elevate their voices and become champions for wildlife and the wild places they call home.

  • Farm Bill - Educate the public about the importance of conservation measures in the Farm Bill and advocate with elected officials for their inclusion in legislation.

    Expenses $555,800

  • Action Center - Educate the public through email and social media about conservation legislation and action, including Recover America's Wildlife Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Farm Bill.

    Expenses $287,611

  • Support federal, state and local efforts to protect wetlands and waterways through outreach and advocacy.

    Expenses $54,465

  • Other program services - NWF Action Fund educates its members on important conservation and wildlife issues through its website, email lists and social media channels. NWF Action Fund also facilitates member communication with legislative and administrative officials through petitions, phone calls and emails. In addition, NWF Action Fund works in coalition with other organizations to promote civic engagement and participation in important federal and state elections.

    Expenses $465,768

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karla Raettig

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $219,395
    From this org
    $219,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    33

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,205
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $25,361
    Deferred
    $11,245
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,659
    Filer's total
    $205,470

  • Collin O'Mara

    President

    Total calculated
    $2,355
    From this org
    $2,355
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Martha Darling

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jameson S French

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce Wallace

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen K Allinger

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cristina Antelo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessie Bradley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Hooper

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Misner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Novelli

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gaspar Perricone

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chuck Rocha

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Staebler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Vernon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Beth Viola

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Hernick

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abigail Cawley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Cluderay

    Assistant Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • National Wildlife Federation Action Fund PAC

    527 · Political Committee · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Filing Org

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531959349301248

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