Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $366,655,209
Total expenses: $367,009,528
Contributions and grants received: $340,988,476
Grants paid: $96,472,420
Program service revenue: $3,204,505
Investment income: $21,780,172
Other revenue: $682,056
Total assets, end of year: $777,252,801
Total liabilities, end of year: $131,926,631
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $645,326,170
Program services expenses (Part IX): $289,615,349
Management and general expenses: $33,430,999
Fundraising expenses: $43,963,180
Program service expenses (Part III): $289,615,349

Program services were 78.9% 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

$117,805
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$65,524,536
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$275,346,135
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$5,994,613
2a · Program service revenue: HOSTING AGREEMENTS

total $1,766,357 · related or exempt $1,766,357
2b · Program service revenue: TRAVEL PROGRAMS

total $1,438,148 · unrelated business $1,438,148
3 · Investment income

total $11,185,546 · unrelated business -$94,239 · excluded $11,279,785
5 · Royalties

total $2,071,682 · excluded $2,071,682
6a · Gross rents

real property $4,042,991
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $5,743,950
6c · Rental income or loss

real property -$1,700,959
6d · Net rental income or loss

total -$1,700,959 · unrelated business -$1,113,479 · excluded -$587,480
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $191,284,384
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $180,689,758
7c · Gain or loss

securities $10,594,626
7d · Net gain or loss

total $10,594,626 · excluded $10,594,626
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $311,333 · excluded $311,333
11e · Other revenue, total

$311,333

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $8,183,455 · program services $8,183,455
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $818,323 · program services $818,323
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $87,470,642 · program services $87,470,642
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $5,221,193 · program services $2,126,090 · management and general $1,891,151 · fundraising $1,203,952
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $101,709,475 · program services $76,417,250 · management and general $13,048,319 · fundraising $12,243,906
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $6,416,420 · program services $4,481,847 · management and general $1,002,912 · fundraising $931,661
9 · Other employee benefits

total $36,567,230 · program services $27,909,742 · management and general $4,621,578 · fundraising $4,035,910
10 · Payroll taxes

total $7,300,369 · program services $5,019,649 · management and general $1,199,228 · fundraising $1,081,492
11b · Fees: legal

total $418,965 · program services $172,421 · management and general $246,544
11c · Fees: accounting

total $295,880 · program services $98,262 · management and general $197,618
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $415,600 · program services $415,600
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $2,263,029 · fundraising $2,263,029
11f · Fees: investment management

total $1,661,461 · management and general $1,661,461
11g · Fees: other

total $32,915,598 · program services $30,858,497 · management and general $1,695,976 · fundraising $361,125
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $5,353,659 · program services $3,036,449 · fundraising $2,317,210
13 · Office expenses

total $25,234,558 · program services $13,534,187 · management and general $92,998 · fundraising $11,607,373
14 · Information technology

total $4,068,560 · program services $362,076 · management and general $3,693,263 · fundraising $13,221
15 · Royalties

total $354,597 · program services $184,740 · fundraising $169,857
16 · Occupancy

total $3,173,427 · program services $2,399,109 · management and general $390,448 · fundraising $383,870
17 · Travel

total $8,944,844 · program services $8,029,480 · management and general $233,197 · fundraising $682,167
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $4,590,524 · program services $4,022,409 · management and general $455,195 · fundraising $112,920
20 · Interest

total $2,308,452 · program services $1,775,563 · fundraising $532,889
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $5,072,764 · program services $2,735,538 · management and general $711,414 · fundraising $1,625,812
23 · Insurance

total $683,150 · program services $641,106 · fundraising $42,044
24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $5,147,445 · program services $3,262,546 · management and general $898,697 · fundraising $986,202
24b · Other expenses: AUDIO VISUAL

total $3,165,069 · program services $1,664,056 · management and general $550 · fundraising $1,500,463
24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES AND SERVICES

total $2,071,313 · program services $978,048 · management and general $122,710 · fundraising $970,555
24d · Other expenses: PREMIUMS

total $1,794,788 · program services $932,577 · management and general $9,172 · fundraising $853,039
24e · All other expenses

total $3,388,738 · program services $2,085,687 · management and general $1,258,568 · fundraising $44,483
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

total $41,496,967 · program services $21,507,236 · management and general $0 · fundraising $19,989,731

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $24,707,739 · end of year $38,566,979
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $189,321,580 · end of year $146,582,928
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $69,388,732 · end of year $60,527,862
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $121,644,552 · end of year $121,284,950
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $17,205,538 · end of year $9,986,648
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$157,166,760
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$91,341,737
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $68,815,086 · end of year $65,825,023
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $142,288,545 · end of year $180,657,602
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $134,715,251 · end of year $134,491,353
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $3,779,911 · end of year $4,909,473
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $12,035,554 · end of year $14,419,983
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $30,781,835 · end of year $32,769,450
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $36,407,357 · end of year $33,875,311
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $21,047,247 · end of year $16,992,375
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $36,340,303 · end of year $30,545,528
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $14,917,347 · end of year $17,743,967
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $231,768,578 · end of year $255,265,120
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $412,639,821 · end of year $390,061,050

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WWF'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE NATURE AND REDUCE THE MOST PRESSING THREATS TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

GLOBAL CONSERVATION:WHETHER IN ALASKA'S BRISTOL BAY, MONTANA'S GREAT PLAINS, THE RAINFORESTS OF BRAZIL, PERU, AND BOLIVIA, THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL AND BHUTAN, OR THE DESERTS AND SAVANNAS OF AFRICA, WWF-US PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS TO PROTECT FORESTS, WILDLIFE, CORAL REEFS AND OTHER ECOSYSTEMS; FIND ACTIONS TO PROTECT FRESHWATER RESOURCES FROM CONTAMINATION AND DEPLETION; REDUCE OVERFISHING TO ENSURE RELIABLE FOOD SOURCES; REDUCE CONFLICTS BETWEEN LOCAL PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE; EMPLOY ENERGY SOLUTIONS THAT GENERATE FEWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAN THE CURRENT ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEM; AND ENACT FOREST MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT REGENERATE OR RESTORE CRITICAL HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE AND A RANGE OF FOREST-BASED PRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE.

Expenses $83,555,567 · Grants $50,504,848
INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PROGRAMS:FROM PERU'S RAINFORESTS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF BHUTAN TO NAMIBIA'S COMMUNAL CONSERVANCIES, THE WWF NETWORK BRINGS ITS SCIENCE-BASED AND RESULTS ORIENTED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN 100 COUNTRIES. WWF SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS FOR COMMUNITIES IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS. WWF-US SPECIFICALLY MANAGES COUNTRY-OFFICE OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA, AS WELL AS IN BHUTAN, NAMIBIA, AND NEPAL - DIRECTLY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN SOME OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PLACES ON EARTH.

Expenses $73,938,725 · Grants $19,444,549
PUBLIC EDUCATION:WITH ONE MILLION MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN FIVE MILLION SUPPORTERS GLOBALLY, THE WWF NETWORK, OF WHICH WWF-US IS A PART, IS WORKING TO MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION. WWF SHARES INFORMATION WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ON NATURE'S VALUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, FROM OUR WILDCLASSROOMS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, OUR SIGNATURE PUBLICATION WORLD WILDLIFE MAGAZINE, OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, OUR WEBSITE AND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH HOUR.

Expenses $37,204,637
PUBLIC AFFAIRS: AT WWF, WE BELIEVE WE CAN FOSTER A SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT FUTURE FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE. WE HELP INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND SOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES RETHINK THE WAY THEY PRODUCE AND CONSUME ENERGY, FOOD, AND WATER. WWF PROVIDES DECISIONMAKERS WITH THE RESULTS OF FIELD STUDIES DESCRIBING THE BIOLOGICAL RICHNESS OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRODUCTIVE REGIONS, RESEARCH INTO THE LOSS OR DEGRADATION OF KEY ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE ARCTIC, TROPICAL RAINFORESTS, FISHERIES, CORAL REEFS, RIVER SYSTEMS AND WETLANDS AND SOLUTIONS BASED ON TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, POLICY INCENTIVES, AND ACTIONS THAT INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS CAN TAKE TO PROTECT OUR PLANET.

Expenses $64,890,164 · Grants $22,858,532 · Revenue $1,766,357
MARKET TRANSFORMATION: WWF PARTNERS WITH CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, NGOS, UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THE PRODUCTION AND TRADE OF COMMODITIES THAT MOST AFFECT OUR CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. OUR GOAL IS TO MEASURABLY REDUCE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF INDIVIDUAL ACTORS AS WELL AS ENTIRE INDUSTRIES.

Expenses $30,026,256 · Grants $3,664,491
FY 2025 990 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:IN FY 2025, WWF MADE VALUABLE STRIDES IN ADDRESSING SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES FACING THE PLANET. AMONG MANY ACHIEVEMENTS, WE NOTE THESE:STRENGTHENING AMERICAN GRASSLANDS:WWF'S SUSTAINABLE RANCHING INITIATIVE REACHED A MILESTONE IN 2024, ENROLLING 1 MILLION ACRES IN ITS RANCH SYSTEMS AND VIABILITY PLANNING NETWORK A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THE INITIATIVE EQUIPS RANCHERS IN THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGION WITH HANDS-ON GUIDANCE FROM TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND CONTINUOUS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE MORE SUSTAINABLE GRAZING PRACTICES. IT ALSO HELPS RANCHERS IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT ENHANCE CARBON SEQUESTRATION, IMPROVE WATER INFILTRATION, AND SUPPORT WILDLIFE ACROSS THIS VAST EXPANSE OF ENROLLED ACRES. RESTORING AMERICAN RIVERS & FRESHWATER SYSTEMS:IN FY25, TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE RIO GRANDE RIVER, WWF CONDUCTED ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW ASSESSMENTS AND CO-LED LOCAL WATER MANAGEMENT WORKING GROUPS. WE ALSO SUPPORTED RESTORATION PROJECTS TO SECURE COMMUNITY WATER ACCESS AND REVIVE BEAVER, CUTTHROAT TROUT, AND SILVERY MINNOW POPULATIONS. IN NEW MEXICO, WWF SURVEYED FARMERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AGRICULTURAL WATER USE AND PROMOTE WATER-RESILIENT FARMING PRACTICES. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROJECTS WILL RESTORE 160 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HABITATS AND WETLANDS AND 65 MILES OF THE RIVER WHILE SUPPORTING BIODIVERSITY ACROSS THE BASIN.SUPPORTING ALASKA COMMUNITIES:WWF'S US ARCTIC PROGRAM LAUNCHED A GRANTS INITIATIVE IN OCTOBER 2024 TO SUPPORT ALASKA NATIVE-LED STEWARDSHIP AND CONSERVATION RESEARCH, AWARDING SEVERAL GRANTS FOR WALRUS, SHOREBIRD, BELUGA, AND SALMON PROJECTS TO DATE.REDUCING FOOD LOSS AND WASTE:EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 1.3 BILLION TONS OF FOOD IS LOST DURING AND AFTER HARVEST, BEFORE EVEN LEAVING THE FARM. BUT WE CAN'T MANAGE THE FOOD LOSS PROBLEM UNTIL WE MEASURE IT, AND MOST GROWERS LACK DATA ON THEIR POSTHARVEST LOSSES. TO HELP FILL THIS DATA GAP IN OUR SUPPLY CHAINS, WWF LAUNCHED THE GLOBAL FARM LOSS TOOL TO HELP GROWERS MEASURE AND REDUCE ON-FARM FOOD LOSS. THE TOOL HELPS GROWERS DEVELOP NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO PREVENT THESE LOSSES AND SELL MORE OF THE PRODUCTS THEY GROW. ADDITIONALLY, WWF CONTINUED TO EXPAND THE FOOD WASTE WARRIORS PROGRAM IN FY25. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES K-12 SCHOOLS WITH GRANTS, TOOLKITS, AND LESSON PLANS THAT INFORM, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION TO TACKLE FOOD WASTE. THE 600+ PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ACROSS THE US ACHIEVED A 14.5% REDUCTION IN CAFETERIA WASTE, ON AVERAGE.HARNESSING MANGROVES TO HELP COMMUNITIES:WWF AND PARTNERS SURPASSED GOALS UNDER THE MANGROVES FOR COMMUNITY AND CLIMATE PROJECT, WHICH HELPED PROTECT AND RESTORE MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION ACRES OF MANGROVES GLOBALLY, SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS FOR OVER 300,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY. ALSO IN FY25, WWF DEPLOYED THE CLIMATE-SMART MANGROVE TOOL IN COLOMBIA AND LAUNCHED AI-DRIVEN MONITORING IN MEXICO TO STRENGTHEN MANGROVE MONITORING AND PROTECTION FOR COASTLINES AND COMMUNITIES. CONSERVING SNOW LEOPARDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE WITH CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE:WILDLIFE NATURALLY SHED GENETIC MATERIAL CALLED EDNA, WHICH CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM WATER, SOIL, AND AIR TO REVEAL THE AREAS WHERE THEY LIVE. THAT MEANS THAT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A WATER SAMPLE FROM A RIVER CAN HELP IDENTIFY HARD-TO-FIND SPECIES LIKE SNOW LEOPARDS. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL PILOT IN BHUTAN UNCOVERED A REMARKABLE AMOUNT OF UNDOCUMENTED BIODIVERSITY, INCLUDING SNOW LEOPARDS AND WOOLLY FLYING SQUIRRELS, WWF TOOK PART IN THE INAUGURATION OF AN EDNA LAB IN APRIL 2025 TO CONDUCT A COST-EFFECTIVE IN-COUNTRY ANALYSIS. THIS NEW LAB WILL HELP BHUTAN COMPLETE ITS FIRST NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT USING EDNA. COMBINED WITH REGIONAL POPULATION ESTIMATES INCLUDING INDIA'S FIRST-EVER STUDY AND A NEW ASSESSMENT CONFIRMING 397 OF THE ELUSIVE CATS IN NEPAL THESE INSIGHTS ARE ADVANCING SNOW LEOPARD CONSERVATION AT BOTH NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVELS. IN BHUTAN'S NUBRI REGION, FOR EXAMPLE, WWF IS SUPPORTING THE EDGE SPECIES PROTECTION PROJECT TO HELP LOCAL HERDERS COEXIST WITH SNOW LEOPARDS. MOBILIZING CORPORATE LEADERSHIP FOR FORESTS AND NATURE: EARTH'S TROPICAL FORESTS ARE VANISHING AT AN ALARMING RATE: THE EQUIVALENT OF 18 SOCCER FIELDS PER MINUTE. AND WITH MORE THAN HALF OF THE WORLD'S FORESTS MANAGED FULLY OR PARTIALLY FOR PRIVATE-SECTOR PRODUCTION, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND LEADERSHIP MUST PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN STOPPING FOREST LOSS. WWF'S FORESTS FORWARD PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH COMPANIES TO LEVERAGE THE POWER OF FORESTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL IMPACT, AND BUSINESS GOALS. THE PROGRAM NOW POSITIVELY IMPACTS 10 MILLION ACRES OF FOREST WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, SEVERAL PARTICIPATING COMPANIES ARE ALSO ADVANCING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE NBS ORIGINATION PLATFORM, WHICH HAS ALREADY CONSERVED 285,000 ACRES GLOBALLY. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE OF MARINE RESOURCES:OVER THE PAST YEAR, WWF HAS HELPED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INDIAN OCEAN DEVELOP GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES TO ENSURE HOLISTIC, LONG-LASTING, AND LOCALLY LED CONSERVATION OF THEIR MARINE RESOURCES. NEAR THE NOSY HARA MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN MADAGASCAR, VOLUNTEER FISHERS LEAD LOCAL PATROLS, REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND JOINTLY STEWARDING THEIR SHARED COAST. USING RESOURCES AND KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM MULTIPLE WWF TRAININGS, VARIOUS COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUPS BANDED TOGETHER TO CREATE THEIR OWN COORDINATION NETWORK AND ESTABLISH COMMUNITY-RUN MANGROVE NURSERIES IN TWO DISTRICTS IN MOZAMBIQUE.PROTECTING TURTLES IN INDONESIA:WWF EFFORTS TO CONSERVE SEA TURTLES HAVE MARKED MAJOR PROGRESS THIS YEAR. THANKS TO THE WWF AND NOAA LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION PROGRAM, ZERO EGGS HAVE BEEN POACHED ON THE NESTING BEACHES OF BURU ISLAND IN INDONESIA IN TWO YEARS: A 99% IMPROVEMENT FROM WHEN THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2017.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

CARTER ROBERTS

PRESIDENT & CEO

Total calculated

$1,348,079

From this org

$1,246,723

From related orgs

$0

Other

$101,356

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$1,000,138

Bonus

$241,041

Other

$5,544

Deferred

$52,641

Nontaxable benefits

$48,715

Filer's total

$1,348,079
NIKHIL SEKHRAN

CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER

Total calculated

$744,239

From this org

$655,432

From related orgs

$0

Other

$88,807

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$593,170

Bonus

$58,650

Other

$3,612

Deferred

$53,549

Nontaxable benefits

$35,258

Filer's total

$744,239
LOREN MAYOR

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Total calculated

$737,245

From this org

$641,904

From related orgs

$0

Other

$95,341

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$584,922

Bonus

$55,050

Other

$1,932

Deferred

$53,366

Nontaxable benefits

$41,975

Filer's total

$737,245
JULIE MILLER

EVP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS

Total calculated

$576,667

From this org

$510,125

From related orgs

$0

Other

$66,542

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$475,180

Bonus

$24,277

Other

$10,668

Deferred

$31,049

Nontaxable benefits

$35,493

Filer's total

$576,667
MARCENE MITCHELL

SVP CLIMATE CHANGE

Total calculated

$522,104

From this org

$448,579

From related orgs

$0

Other

$73,525

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$425,861

Bonus

$12,050

Other

$10,668

Deferred

$31,049

Nontaxable benefits

$42,476

Filer's total

$522,104
JASON CLAY

SVP MARKETS AND FOOD

Total calculated

$516,254

From this org

$454,705

From related orgs

$0

Other

$61,549

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$431,878

Bonus

$12,000

Other

$10,827

Deferred

$25,172

Nontaxable benefits

$36,377

Filer's total

$516,254
TERENCE MACKO

SVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Total calculated

$494,340

From this org

$442,690

From related orgs

$0

Other

$51,650

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$424,096

Bonus

$13,050

Other

$5,544

Deferred

$31,006

Nontaxable benefits

$20,644

Filer's total

$494,340
GINETTE HEMLEY

SVP WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

Total calculated

$474,203

From this org

$409,935

From related orgs

$0

Other

$64,268

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$378,534

Bonus

$12,050

Other

$19,351

Deferred

$30,689

Nontaxable benefits

$33,579

Filer's total

$474,203
SHEILA BONINI

SVP PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT

Total calculated

$469,157

From this org

$413,104

From related orgs

$0

Other

$56,053

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$387,560

Bonus

$20,000

Other

$5,544

Deferred

$30,450

Nontaxable benefits

$25,603

Filer's total

$469,157
MIKE PEJCIC

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Total calculated

$462,526

From this org

$387,923

From related orgs

$0

Other

$74,603

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$370,341

Bonus

$15,650

Other

$1,932

Deferred

$30,599

Nontaxable benefits

$44,004

Filer's total

$462,526
JOCELYN STARZAK

SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL

Total calculated

$435,140

From this org

$408,721

From related orgs

$0

Other

$26,419

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$385,673

Bonus

$21,339

Other

$1,709

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$26,419

Filer's total

$435,140
LEROY WADE

CONTROLLER

Total calculated

$290,941

From this org

$243,236

From related orgs

$0

Other

$47,705

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$227,392

Bonus

$734

Other

$15,110

Deferred

$20,805

Nontaxable benefits

$26,900

Filer's total

$290,941
MARGARET ACKERLEY

SVP & GC (THRU JAN 2024)

Total calculated

$207,528

From this org

$167,361

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,167

Hours/week

0

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$106,651

Bonus

$1,499

Other

$59,211

Deferred

$33,887

Nontaxable benefits

$6,280

Filer's total

$207,528
YOLANDA KAKABADSE

CO-CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SANJEEV MEHRA

CO-CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ROBERT LITTERMAN

VICE CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SHELLY LAZARUS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ELIZABETH L LITTLEFIELD

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
TA TOM BARRON

DIRECTOR (AS OF OCT 2024)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
VIRGINIA BUSCH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
GERALD BUTTS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
RUTH DEFRIES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHRISTOPHER B FIELD

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MATTHEW HARRIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
URS HOLZLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
UZODINMA IWEALA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LAWRENCE H LINDEN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LUIS ALBERTO MORENO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
IRIS MWANZA

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
AMANDA PAULSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
VINCENT S PEREZ JR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CLARA LEE PRATTE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ROGER SANT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CAROLINA SCHMIDT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
TODDI STEELMAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LAUREN TYLER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JEFFREY UBBEN

DIRECTOR

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

1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
3 · Compensation committee
3 · Independent compensation consultant
3 · Form 990 of other organizations
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A: TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS-UP PAYMENTS: TWO LISTED PERSONS RECEIVED GROSS-UP PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN FRINGE BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES, AND ALL SUCH PAYMENTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE INCOME.
PART I, LINE 3: COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IS DETERMINED BY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH AN INDEPENDENT AND EXPERIENCED OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERT. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION EXPERT ADVISES THE COMMITTEE ON WHAT IS REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE DEMANDS OF THE ROLE, BASED ON ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION AT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, SCOPE AND REACH. WWF MAKES COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS WITHIN THESE GUIDEPOSTS. BOARD MEMBERS INVOLVED IN COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS ARE UNRELATED TO AND INDEPENDENT OF THOSE WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE BASED ON EXPERT-PROVIDED COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY.
PART I, LINE 7: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CERTAIN EXECUTIVES AND EMPLOYEES WITH NON-FIXED BONUS PAYMENTS ON THE BASIS OF PERFORMANCE.

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 NATURE CONSERVANCY

$2,181,960

CONSERVATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

$697,549

CONSERVATION
WINDWARD FUND

$665,654

CONSERVATION
THUNDER VALLEY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

$425,656

CONSERVATION
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES

$350,000

CONSERVATION
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

$259,999

CONSERVATION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

$209,174

CONSERVATION
C2ES

$207,605

CONSERVATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

$185,560

CONSERVATION
WESTERN SUSTAINABILITY EXCHANGE

$181,640

CONSERVATION

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

1250 24 LLC

REAL ESTATE · DC · income $1,051,465 · assets $6,093,913

Directly controlled by WWF
1250 24 STREET LLC

REAL ESTATE · DC · income $2,978,185 · assets $11,378,834

Directly controlled by WWF
WWF IMPACT LLC

IMPACT-DRIVEN INVESTING · DE · income $47,554 · assets $3,949,527

Directly controlled by WWF

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · CA
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · AZ
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · CA
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · KS
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · IL
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · KS
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · TX
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1)

T · INVESTMENTS · NY

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 17 April 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.5
Source object: 202641079349300209

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