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THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY

EIN 52-0788946 BETHESDA, MD

Revenue 2023
$3,118,090
Expenses 2023
$2,909,672

Program services were 69.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
D033
Classification
2800
Street
425 BARLOW PL STE 200

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 2049), covering 58 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

All 58 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, EMPOWER, AND ENABLE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS TO SUSTAIN WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND HABITATS THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION.

  • PUBLICATIONS - THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY ISSUES VARIOUS PEER-REVIEWED, SCHOLARLY, AND TRADE PUBLICATIONS. THESE INCLUDE THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE MONOGRAPHS, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN, THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL, AND VARIOUS TECHNICAL REVIEWS. PUBLISHED SINCE 1937, THE JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS COVERING ORIGINAL RESEARCH IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE. TOPICS INCLUDE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS WITH DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S FLAGSHIP MAGAZINE, THE WILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL (PUBLISHED SIX TIMES ANNUALLY), CONTAINS NEWS AND ANALYSIS DESIGNED TO KEEP TODAY'S WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS INFORMED ABOUT CRITICAL ADVANCES IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE, CONSERVATION, AND MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $666,955 · Grants $22,558

  • ANNUAL CONFERENCE - THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST GATHERINGS OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS AND SUPPORTERS IN NORTH AMERICA. FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, THE SOCIETY HAS HOSTED THIS UNIQUE AND INFORMATIVE EVENT THAT PROVIDES MORE THAN 900 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE THAN 40 NETWORKING EVENTS THROUGH WORKING GROUPS, MEETINGS, AND RECEPTIONS. ATTENDEES LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST ADVANCES IN WILDLIFE RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF SYMPOSIA, CONTRIBUTED PAPERS, WORKSHOPS, AND FIELD TRIPS. THE 2023 CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

    Expenses $661,406 · Grants $2,419 · Revenue $670,056

  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - IN ADDITION TO ITS PUBLICATIONS, THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH A WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER PROVIDING ORGANIZATION UPDATES WHILE ALSO FEATURING TIMELY NEWS ARTICLES ON WILDLIFE SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, AND CONSERVATION A MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES FEATURING THE LATEST IN TOPIC AREA UPDATES FROM TWS WORKING GROUPS AND ACCESS TO AN ONLINE NETWORKING DIRECTORY TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL PEERS AND FOSTER MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ONLINE AND PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR MEMBERSHIP TRANSACTIONS.

    Expenses $274,477 · Grants $38,630 · Revenue $668,009

  • PUBLIC SERVICE AND EDUCATION - THE SOCIETY PROVIDES MATERIALS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH INFORMATION MATERIALS, WEBSITE CONTENT, CONFERENCES, AND MEETINGS. THE SOCIETY ALSO ACTIVELY PROVIDES SCIENCE-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INFORMATION TO DECISION-MAKERS SO THEY CAN MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ABOUT ISSUES THAT IMPACT WILDLIFE AND BENEFITS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE THE CAREERS OF WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS. THIS INCLUDES A PEER-REVIEWED WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT BESTOWS THE TITLE OF ASSOCIATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST OR CERTIFIED WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST TO MEMBERS THAT MEET RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE CRITERIA.

    Expenses $404,057 · Grants $70,409 · Revenue $102,217

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • EDWARD ARNETT

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $165,245
    From this org
    $152,146
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,099
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,146
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,835
    Nontaxable benefits
    $264
    Filer's total
    $165,245

  • CAMERON KOVACH

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $121,120
    From this org
    $107,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,030
    Hours/week
    40

  • KEITH NORRIS

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $117,589
    From this org
    $108,364
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,225
    Hours/week
    40

  • ANIKET GAJARE

    DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $117,320
    From this org
    $116,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $837
    Hours/week
    40

  • BOB LANKA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • FIDEL FERNANDEZ START 1123

    VICE-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ART RODGERS

    PRESIDENT ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • DON YASUDA

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANGELA FULLER START 1123

    NORTHEAST SECTION REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • LISA MULLER

    SOUTHEASTERN SECTION REPRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JASON RIDDLE

    NORTH CENTRAL SECTION REPR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANDREA ORABONA

    CENTRAL MOUNTAINS & PLAINS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • KATHY GRANILLO

    SOUTHWEST SECTION REPRESEN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANDREW J KROLL

    NORTHWEST SECTION REPRESEN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • JIM SEDINGER

    WESTERN SECTION REPRESENTA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • EVELYN MERRILL

    CANADIAN SECTION REPRESENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,118,090
    Expenses
    $2,909,672
    Contributions
    $555,807
    Grants paid
    $134,016
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,384,597
    Expenses
    $3,092,743
    Contributions
    $600,194
    Grants paid
    $109,467

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,654,257
    Expenses
    $2,381,674
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,129,207

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,626,218
    Expenses
    $2,359,389
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,469,744

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,557,212
    Expenses
    $2,721,459
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,761,533

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,991,602
    Expenses
    $2,714,001
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,345,086

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,993,862
    Expenses
    $2,711,627
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,214,792

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.