WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1961

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CARTER ROBERTS

Phone

2022934800

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC, founded in 1961, is a major nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $366.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 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)

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $83,555,567 Revenue: $0

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...

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.

Program 2

Expenses: $73,938,725 Revenue: $0

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...

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.

Program 3

Expenses: $37,204,637 Revenue: $0

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.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $340,988,476

Program Service Revenue $3,204,505

Investment Income $21,780,172

Other Revenue $682,056

TOTAL REVENUE $366,655,209

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $96,472,420

Salaries & Benefits $157,214,687

Fundraising Expenses $43,963,180

Program Expenses $289,615,349

Other Expenses $111,059,392

TOTAL EXPENSES $367,009,528

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$366,655,209	$374,807,108	0.0%
Expenses	$367,009,528	$361,352,195	+0.0%
Net Income	$-354,319	$13,454,913	-1.0%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

862

Volunteers

185

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$4,058,126

Total Directors

$1,348,079

Key Employees

$744,239

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
CARTER ROBERTS	PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Officer Director	$1,246,723	$101,356	$1,348,079
NIKHIL SEKHRAN	CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER	40.00	Key Emp	$655,432	$88,807	$744,239
LOREN MAYOR	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$641,904	$95,341	$737,245
JULIE MILLER	EVP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS	40.00	Officer	$510,125	$66,542	$576,667
MARCENE MITCHELL	SVP CLIMATE CHANGE	40.00	Highest	$448,579	$73,525	$522,104
JASON CLAY	SVP MARKETS AND FOOD	40.00	Highest	$454,705	$61,549	$516,254
TERENCE MACKO	SVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS	40.00	Highest	$442,690	$51,650	$494,340
GINETTE HEMLEY	SVP WILDLIFE CONSERVATION	40.00	Highest	$409,935	$64,268	$474,203
SHEILA BONINI	SVP PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT	40.00	Highest	$413,104	$56,053	$469,157
MIKE PEJCIC	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	Officer	$387,923	$74,603	$462,526
JOCELYN STARZAK	SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00	Officer	$408,721	$26,419	$435,140
LEROY WADE	CONTROLLER	40.00	Officer	$243,236	$47,705	$290,941
MARGARET ACKERLEY	SVP & GC (THRU JAN 2024)	0.00	Officer	$167,361	$40,167	$207,528
YOLANDA KAKABADSE	CO-CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SANJEEV MEHRA	CO-CHAIR	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT LITTERMAN	VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SHELLY LAZARUS	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH L LITTLEFIELD	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TA TOM BARRON	DIRECTOR (AS OF OCT 2024)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA BUSCH	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GERALD BUTTS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RUTH DEFRIES	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER B FIELD	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW HARRIS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
URS HOLZLE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
UZODINMA IWEALA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE H LINDEN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LUIS ALBERTO MORENO	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
IRIS MWANZA	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMANDA PAULSON	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VINCENT S PEREZ JR	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CLARA LEE PRATTE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ROGER SANT	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CAROLINA SCHMIDT	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
TODDI STEELMAN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAUREN TYLER	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY UBBEN	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$366,655,209	$367,009,528	$777,252,801	$-354,319
2024	$374,807,108	$361,352,195	$783,902,488	$13,454,913
2023	$372,835,343	$352,906,681	$755,426,255	$19,928,662
2022	$381,636,162	$316,378,290	$704,447,333	$65,257,872
2021	$408,317,459	$283,476,575	$698,927,854	$124,840,884
2020	$286,350,088	$266,981,193	$507,200,384	$19,368,895
2019	$249,933,507	$236,248,679	$508,462,156	$13,684,828
2018	$256,825,626	$258,037,473	$502,673,998	$-1,211,847