Defenders of Wildlife (EIN 530183181) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1947

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Andrew Bowman

Phone

2026829400

Tax Period

2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Defenders of Wildlife, founded in 1947, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $48.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 35% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $10.2M, a strong 21% operating margin.

Mission

Habitat and species protection.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $41,566,131

Program Service Revenue $60,397

Investment Income $6,741,096

Other Revenue $182,571

TOTAL REVENUE $48,550,195

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $609,434

Salaries & Benefits $20,554,019

Fundraising Expenses $4,787,205

Program Expenses $27,214,524

Other Expenses $14,887,451

TOTAL EXPENSES $38,303,168

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$48,550,195	$36,052,170	+0.3%
Expenses	$38,303,168	$35,168,532	+0.1%
Net Income	$10,247,027	$883,638	+10.6%

Key Indicators

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

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

165

Volunteers

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

$1,020,608

Total Directors

Key Employees

$1,905,139

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mark Caylor	Chair	2.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Donovan	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sheryl Sachs	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Susan Alexander	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mitra Amestoy	Director (from 9/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sylvia Baca	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Whitfield Bailey	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Don Barry	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dinah Bear	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kim O'Keefe Beck	Director (to 5/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Dayton	Director (to 5/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Paul Donaher	Director (to 6/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Fischman	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Caroline Gable	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linda Hanauer	Director (from 9/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anita Keefe	Director (from 9/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Morgan	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jaime Pinkham	Director (from 5/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Terry Root	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Paul Selva	Director (from 9/25)	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom Sisk	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
Laura Sheehan	Senior Vice President, External Affairs	40.00	Officer	$256,642	$14,989	$271,754
Michael Senatore	SVP, Conservation Programs	40.00	Officer	$251,732	$53,480	$305,212
Andrew Bowman	President & CEO (from 8/24)	40.00	Officer	$203,727	$18,099	$221,998
Andrew Miller	CFO (from 7/24)	40.00	Officer	$93,143	$24,291	$117,434
Alicia Washkevich	COO (from 6/25)	40.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
David Anderson	Interim SVP, Ops (from 9/24 to 2/25)	40.00	Officer	$104,210	$0	$104,210
Matt Braughler	Vice President, Development	40.00	Key Emp	$272,874	$23,658	$296,532
Brandace Swimeley	Vice President, Integrated Marketing	40.00	Key Emp	$248,150	$52,636	$300,786
Thu Pham	Chief of Staff	40.00	Key Emp	$202,035	$49,890	$251,925
Robert Dewey	Vice President, Government Relations	40.00	Key Emp	$198,983	$42,429	$241,508
Julia Adams	Vice President, Conservation Law	40.00	Key Emp	$189,039	$28,090	$217,129
Shawn Cantrell	VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence	40.00	Key Emp	$182,436	$27,077	$209,513
Sharon Morris-Smith	Vice President, Human Resources	40.00	Key Emp	$180,632	$27,350	$207,982
Lindsay Rosa	VP, Conservation Research and Innovation	40.00	Key Emp	$165,634	$14,130	$179,764
Alejandra Goyenechea	Senior Int'l Counsel (to 10/24)	40.00	Highest	$147,680	$32,209	$179,889
Mary Beth Beetham	Director, Legislative Affairs	40.00	Highest	$143,506	$24,476	$167,982
Jane Davenport McClintock	Senior Attorney	40.00	Highest	$141,785	$43,888	$185,673
Desiree Sorenson-Groves	Sr. Dir, Land Conservation (to 10/24)	40.00	Highest	$140,921	$1,671	$142,592
Lisa Marie Saltzburg	Senior Attorney	40.00	Highest	$140,710	$17,442	$158,152
Jamie Rappaport Clark	President and CEO (to 7/24)	40.00		$820,725	$40,375	$861,689
James Laurence Stofan	SVP, Operations (to 9/24)	40.00		$237,962	$29,404	$267,366
Elizabeth Nichols	VP, Finance & CFO (to 7/24)	40.00		$204,707	$23,300	$228,007

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	$48,550,195	$38,303,168	$65,453,645	$10,247,027
2024	$36,052,170	$35,168,532	$58,479,065	$883,638
2023	$35,880,686	$37,549,970	$50,165,827	$-1,669,284
2022	$42,802,063	$37,955,460	$48,630,491	$4,846,603
2021	$43,244,805	$39,734,648	$50,399,132	$3,510,157
2020	$34,498,515	$34,353,507	$48,337,572	$145,008
2019	$33,422,742	$32,802,517	$44,366,480	$620,225
2019	$33,422,742	$32,802,517	$44,366,480	$620,225
2018	$39,116,128	$31,341,421	$43,360,435	$7,774,707

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