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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WILDERNESS SOCIETY.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 22 May 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$39,217,935
Total expenses
$47,392,193
Contributions and grants received
$34,977,238
Grants paid
$2,825,706
Program service revenue
$209,303
Investment income
$3,846,651
Other revenue
$184,743
Total assets, end of year
$111,901,689
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,391,448
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$83,510,241
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,809,684
Management and general expenses
$2,505,601
Fundraising expenses
$9,076,908
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,809,684

Program services were 75.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $634,374

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $34,342,864

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,665,476

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $168,743 · related or exempt $168,743

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADVOCATE TRIPS

    total $40,560 · related or exempt $40,560

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,659,857 · excluded $1,659,857

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $100,730 · excluded $100,730

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,993

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $14,993

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $14,993 · excluded $14,993

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $14,683,157

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

    securities $12,496,363

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,186,794

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,186,794 · excluded $2,186,794

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $25,028

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

    $634,374

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $91,004

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$65,976 · excluded -$65,976

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $134,996 · excluded $134,996

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $134,996

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,770,506 · program services $2,770,506

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $55,200 · program services $55,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,538,409 · program services $1,977,858 · management and general $70,868 · fundraising $489,683

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $18,114,228 · program services $14,083,873 · management and general $503,331 · fundraising $3,527,024

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $921,087 · program services $734,456 · management and general $27,036 · fundraising $159,595

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,564,540 · program services $2,044,911 · management and general $75,275 · fundraising $444,354

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,450,576 · program services $1,156,659 · management and general $42,578 · fundraising $251,339

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $889,343 · program services $604,982 · management and general $111,158 · fundraising $173,203

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $137,832 · management and general $137,832

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $58,969 · program services $40,115 · management and general $7,370 · fundraising $11,484

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $243,403 · fundraising $243,403

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $119,847 · management and general $119,847

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,950,997 · program services $4,248,478 · management and general $639,565 · fundraising $1,062,954

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,319,117 · program services $3,253,094 · management and general $213,842 · fundraising $1,852,181

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,309,342 · program services $1,925,403 · management and general $192,538 · fundraising $191,401

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,068,727 · program services $1,574,119 · management and general $129,206 · fundraising $365,402

  • 20 · Interest

    total $806 · program services $534 · management and general $133 · fundraising $139

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $499,548 · program services $330,932 · management and general $82,736 · fundraising $85,880

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $87,124 · program services $63,749 · management and general $9,566 · fundraising $13,809

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $699,458 · program services $511,799 · management and general $76,800 · fundraising $110,859

  • 24b · Other expenses: MAILING LIST RENTAL

    total $281,834 · program services $206,220 · management and general $30,945 · fundraising $44,669

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $63,058 · program services $46,140 · management and general $6,924 · fundraising $9,994

  • 24d · Other expenses: PERSONNEL ACQUISITIONS

    total $23,454 · program services $17,162 · management and general $2,575 · fundraising $3,717

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $224,788 · program services $163,494 · management and general $25,476 · fundraising $35,818

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $8,042,038 · program services $3,269,371 · management and general $2,112,022 · fundraising $2,660,645

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $676,689 · end of year $2,610,214

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,060,890 · end of year $14,308,793

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $17,663,208 · end of year $17,012,337

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $211,194 · end of year $45,408

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,118,077 · end of year $781,562

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

    $4,738,956

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

    $1,587,794

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,485,194 · end of year $3,151,162

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $54,782,674 · end of year $50,224,409

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $311,110 · end of year $314,316

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,378,198 · end of year $23,453,488

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,376,317 · end of year $3,921,460

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $265,945 · end of year $64,719

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,256,691 · end of year $24,405,269

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $42,507,506 · end of year $39,720,720

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $43,280,775 · end of year $43,789,521

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1935 BY CONSERVATION VISIONARIES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY PROTECTS WILDERNESS AND UNITES PEOPLE TO PROTECT AMERICA'S WILD PUBLIC LANDS. WE WORK TO GUIDE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND ENSURE THAT PUBLIC LANDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AND SHARE THE BENEFITS OF THE OUTDOORS, FROM THE URBAN TO THE WILD. IN 1964, WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NOW GROWN TO 109 MILLION ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED WILDLANDS THAT PRESERVE AMERICA'S NATURAL HERITAGE. FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, WHICH BELONG TO ALL AMERICANS, FACE GROWING THREATS. THOSE ACRES AND MILLIONS MORE REQUIRE ACTION TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURAL CHARACTER. SEE WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LEADING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AMERICA'S WILD PLACES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY WORKS STRATEGICALLY AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH LAWMAKERS, LAND MANAGERS, LOCAL COALITIONS, AND INTERESTED CITIZENS TO LEAD NATIONAL POLICY ISSUES ON WILDERNESS AND PUBLIC LANDS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR AMAZING 80-YEAR HISTORY OF SUCCESSES AND THE MANY PROGRAMS AND PLACES WE WORK, VISIT WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

  • 30 X 30: THE GOAL OF THE 30 X 30 MOVEMENT IS TO ADDRESS THE DEVASTATING LOSS OF NATURE ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE'VE LOST 1.2 MILLION SQUARE MILES OF THE WILD LAND WORLDWIDE - ABOUT THE SAME AS THE TOTAL AREA OF INDIA. IF DEVELOPMENT AND DESTRUCTION CONTINUE AT THAT RATE, SCIENTISTS SAY THERE WILL BE NO TRULY WILD PLACES LEFT WITHOUT HUMAN DISTURBANCES IN LESS THAN A CENTURY. THIS LOSS OF NATURE AFFECTS OUR SOURCES OF CLEAN AIR AND WATER AS WELL AS THE PLACES WE RECREATE. IT ALSO MEANS FEWER PLACES TO ACT AS REFUGE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE STRUGGLING TO ADAPT TO CLIMATE CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS TREND IS HURTING OUR ABILITY TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE ITSELF, AS FORESTS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES WITH A GREAT CAPACITY TO ABSORB GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE BEING WIPED OUT.

    Expenses $17,065,951 · Grants $1,231,346 · Revenue $100,545

  • COMMUNITY LED CONSERVATION: ALL PEOPLE, OF EVERY RACE, GENDER, IMMIGRATION STATUS, PHYSICAL ABILITY OR INCOME LEVEL, SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO NATURE. WE ARE WORKING TO TRANSFORM CONSERVATION POLICY AND PRACTICE SO THAT EVERYONE CAN GET OUTDOORS AND BENEFIT EQUITABLY FROM PUBLIC LANDS.

    Expenses $9,001,522 · Grants $1,111,466 · Revenue $52,613

  • NET ZERO: WE STRIVE TO MAKE PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS ENTIRELY POLLUTION-FREE. THE FIRST STEP IS TO MAKE PUBLIC LANDS A NET-ZERO SOURCE OF EMISSIONS BY 2030 AND SUPPORT A JUST TRANSITION FOR FOSSIL-FUEL-DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO WANT TO BOOST RESPONSIBLE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE RIGHT PLACES AND TO PROTECT FORESTS AND LANDSCAPES THAT PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ABSORBING CLIMATE CHANGE EMISSIONS.

    Expenses $6,912,899 · Grants $459,786 · Revenue $39,608

  • CRITICAL MASS: IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OUR AMBITIOUS STRATEGIC GOALS, WE REQUIRE CRITICAL MASS OF PEOPLE REFLECTING AMERICA'S DIVERSITY, TAKING ACTION TO PROTECT WILDERNESS AND PUBLIC LANDS. THROUGH NATIONAL AND LOCAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS INITIATIVES, WE WORK TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM MOVEMENT.

    Expenses $2,829,312 · Grants $23,108 · Revenue $16,537

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael A Mantell

    GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Molly McUsic

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • William J Cronon

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rue Mapp

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathy Douglas Stone

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Bonderman

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Hansjorg Wyss

    AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • August Ball

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Thomas A Barron

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Faith Briggs

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Campbell

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER (FROM SEP '23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Norm Christensen

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Churchill

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Cordalis

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Elliman

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Enote

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carl Ferenbach

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • David J Field

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Caroline M Getty

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Martinique Grigg

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ben Jealous

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Keith

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Luzak

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jacqueline Badger Mars

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Juan Martinez

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Matthews

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeffrey Rhodes

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca L Rom

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Theodore Roosevelt IV

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer Perkins Speers

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aaron Wernham

    GOV COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jamie Williams

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $438,404
    From this org
    $392,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,860
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $377,236
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $15,308
    Deferred
    $18,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,560
    Filer's total
    $438,404
  • Teresa Lane

    VP OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $300,073
    From this org
    $282,918
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,155
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,918
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $16,901
    Nontaxable benefits
    $254
    Filer's total
    $300,073
  • Melyssa L Watson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $303,205
    From this org
    $273,367
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,838
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,182
    Bonus
    $71,185
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $16,552
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,286
    Filer's total
    $303,205
  • David Seabrook

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $309,132
    From this org
    $270,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,295
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,337
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $16,682
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,613
    Filer's total
    $309,132
  • Monique Dailey

    VP OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $311,921
    From this org
    $285,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,341
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,697
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,883
    Deferred
    $17,299
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,042
    Filer's total
    $311,921
  • Katharine L Thomas

    VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (TO DEC '22)

    Total calculated
    $291,636
    From this org
    $273,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,575
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,061
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $16,397
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,178
    Filer's total
    $291,636
  • Chase Huntley

    VP OF STRATEGY & RESULTS

    Total calculated
    $266,345
    From this org
    $249,191
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,154
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,691
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $14,976
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,178
    Filer's total
    $266,345
  • Deborah Liu

    VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $289,858
    From this org
    $248,554
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,304
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,054
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $15,521
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,783
    Filer's total
    $289,858
  • Wordna Meskheniten

    DEPUTY VP, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $231,767
    From this org
    $192,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,628
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,006
    Bonus
    $2,240
    Other
    $12,893
    Deferred
    $12,068
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,560
    Filer's total
    $231,767
  • Allen May

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $216,467
    From this org
    $187,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,413
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,029
    Bonus
    $2,025
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $11,395
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,018
    Filer's total
    $216,467
  • Jeanna Sinagra

    SENIOR DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $206,544
    From this org
    $176,118
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,426
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,368
    Bonus
    $3,250
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $10,790
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,636
    Filer's total
    $206,544
  • Daniel A Smuts

    SENIOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PACIFIC

    Total calculated
    $198,900
    From this org
    $161,289
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,876
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18,413
    Deferred
    $10,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,560
    Filer's total
    $198,900
  • Lauren Gephart

    DEPUTY VP, MARKETING & DIGITAL ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $196,745
    From this org
    $160,381
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,364
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,824
    Bonus
    $3,250
    Other
    $10,307
    Deferred
    $10,581
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,783
    Filer's total
    $196,745

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 September 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202412709349301456

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