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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is a wildlife sanctuary based in Washington, DC that was founded in 1947. As of 2018 they had $39 million in revenue and $43 million in assets.

Defenders of Wildlife is a national leader in science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation. We stand out in our commitment to saving imperiled wildlife and championing the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that protects them.

EIN:

53-0183181

City:

Washington

State:

District of Columbia

Metro:

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Website:

defenders.org

Phone:

(202) 682-9400

Facebook:

facebook.com/DefendersofWildlife

Twitter:

@defenders

Founded:

1947

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

D34: Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges

Revenue:

$39,116,128

Assets:

$43,360,435

Employees:

141

Fiscal year end:

September

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at Defenders of Wildlife

Endangered Species Act (ESA): 10-year benchmark - More than half of the species presently listed under the ESA are stable or improving.

Habitat - 10-year benchmark - Double the acreage of high priority wildlife habitat managed for ecological integrity.

Key Species - 10-year benchmark - 25 vulnerable species are secure in important ecosystems and focal landscapes.

Form 990s for Defenders of Wildlife

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2018-09	Jun 19, 2019	990	View PDF
2017-09	Jun 14, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-09	Aug 1, 2017	990	View PDF
2016-09	Jul 26, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-09	Jul 14, 2016	990	View PDF
...and six more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for Defenders of Wildlife

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Federated campaigns	$0	$0
Membership dues	$0	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$281,255	$287,137	-2.0%
Related organizations	$0	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$0	$0
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$37,477,703	$32,512,964	15.3%
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$403,319	$818,931	-50.8%
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$37,758,958	$32,800,101	15.1%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$37,758,958	$32,800,101	15.1%
Program services	$116,454	$165,455	-29.6%
Investment income and dividends	$315,433	$273,587	15.3%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$802,904	$735,691	9.1%
Net rental income	$7,568	$7,344	3.1%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$159,995	$-29,782	637.2%
Net income from fundraising events	$-50,100	$-41,198	-21.6%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$4,916	$0	999%
Total revenues	$39,116,128	$33,911,198	15.3%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$1,275,519	$970,216	31.5%
Grants to individuals in USA	$42,000	$35,000	20%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$1,859,767	$1,527,842	21.7%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$8,371,710	$8,137,150	2.9%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$451,159	$406,492	11.0%
Other employee benefits	$1,320,365	$1,348,983	-2.1%
Payroll taxes	$730,088	$696,985	4.7%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$12,637	$9,811	28.8%
Accounting fees	$56,352	$55,748	1.1%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$1,703,662	$1,667,850	2.1%
Investment mgmt fees	$67,560	$65,230	3.6%
Other fee-for-service	$1,417,138	$1,263,722	12.1%
Advertising and promotion	$386,620	$264,757	46.0%
Office expenses	$4,408,270	$4,469,839	-1.4%
Information tech. expenses	$1,179,369	$1,140,148	3.4%
Royalty expenses	$268,654	$378,282	-29.0%
Occupancy	$825,646	$865,569	-4.6%
Travel	$492,503	$431,156	14.2%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$322,905	$285,054	13.3%
Interest	$190,093	$194,437	-2.2%
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$771,832	$610,142	26.5%
Insurance	$86,358	$85,816	0.6%
All other expenses	$5,101,214	$4,915,673	3.8%
Total expenses	$31,341,421	$29,825,902	5.1%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$6,157,941	$6,457,845	-4.6%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$4,961,401	$4,860,120	2.1%
Pledges and grants receivable	$2,734,280	$356,994	665.9%
Accounts receivable	$345,567	$290,751	18.9%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$859,597	$821,646	4.6%
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$1,026,062	$811,734	26.4%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$9,954,886	$9,801,470	1.6%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$13,284,161	$12,427,917	6.9%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$4,036,540	$4,694,133	-14.0%
Total assets	$43,360,435	$40,522,610	7.0%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$1,797,242	$1,682,028	6.8%
Grants payable	$0	$0
Deferred revenue	$153,211	$618	24691.4%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties		$5,344,481	-4.4%
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$2,427,633	$2,529,959	-4.0%
Total liabilities	$4,378,086	$9,557,086	-54.2%

Field	2018	2017	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$25,984,232	$22,514,257	15.4%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$11,469,022	$6,934,480	65.4%
Permanently restricted net assets	$1,529,095	$1,516,787	0.8%

Vendors for Defenders of Wildlife

Vendor	Services	Amount paid	Date
Drupal	Content management system software		2020-06-16
█████████	Database; CRM software; Marketing software	$835,005	2019-03-05
█████████ ████████	Software		2019-03-05
██████ ███ ███████ ████	Tax accounting		2019-02-14
████ █████████	Fulfillment Services	$729,888	2018-09-01
█████ ████████ █████ ███	Telemarketing	$35,700	2018-09-01
███████ ███	Media Rental	$86,503	2018-09-01
█████████ █████ █████████	List Rental	$336,733	2018-09-01
...and 11 more vendors

Personnel at Defenders of Wildlife

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Jamie Rappaport Clark	President and Chief Executive Officer	$435,925	May 20, 2020
James Stofan	Chief Operating Officer	$243,950	Sept. 30, 2018
█████████ ███████	Vice President , Finance and Chief Financial Officer	$152,840	Sept. 30, 2018
█████ ██████	Vice President of Communications	-	Jan. 23, 2018
█████ ██████	Vice President , Information Services and C	$167,763	Sept. 30, 2018
██████ █████	Vice President , Gov Relations and External / Vice President for Government Relations	$154,854	Sept. 30, 2018
████ ████████	Vice President , Development	$174,349	Sept. 30, 2018
████████ ████████	Vice President , Integrated Marketing	$150,778	Sept. 30, 2018
████ █████	Vice President , Landscape Conservation	$130,539	Sept. 30, 2018
█████ ██████	Vice President , Field Conservation Programs	$125,880	Sept. 30, 2018
...and 20 more key personnel

Peer wildlife sanctuaries and refuges

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)	501(c)(3)	$26 million	Yarmouth Port, MA
2	The Jane Goodall Institute	501(c)(3)	$20 million	Vienna, VA
3	Coastal Conservation Association	501(c)(3)	$15 million	Houston, TX
4	The Wild Animal Sanctuary	501(c)(3)	$20 million	Keenesburg, CO
5	The Conservancy of Southwest Florida	501(c)(3)	$15 million	Naples, FL
6	National Wild Turkey Federation	501(c)(3)	$40 million	Edgefield, SC
7	American Rivers	501(c)(3)	$23 million	Washington, DC
8	Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC)	501(c)(3)	$22 million	Austin, TX
9	Philadelphia Zoo	501(c)(3)	$38 million	Philadelphia, PA
10	Chimp Haven	501(c)(3)	$17 million	Keithville, LA
11	Ecohealth Alliance	501(c)(3)	$16 million	New York, NY
12	World Wildlife Fund Canada	501(c)(3)	$18 million	Canada,
13	Humane Society International (HSI)	501(c)(3)	$18 million	Washington, DC
14	American Forest Foundation	501(c)(3)	$12 million	Washington, DC
15	African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)	501(c)(3)	$26 million	Washington, DC
16	American Humane - First To Serve	501(c)(3)	$19 million	Washington, DC
17	National Geographic Society (NGS)	501(c)(3)	$130 million	Washington, DC
18	Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies	501(c)(3)	$22 million	Washington, DC
19	Oceana	501(c)(3)	$51 million	Washington, DC
20	Bayorg	501(c)(3)	$11 million	San Francisco, CA
21	National Wildlife Federation	501(c)(3)	$83 million	Reston, VA
22	California Waterfowl Association	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Roseville, CA
23	Student Conservation Association (SCA)	501(c)(3)	$41 million	Arlington, VA
24	Caldwell Zoo	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Tyler, TX
25	Clearwater Marine Aquarium	501(c)(3)	$36 million	Clearwater, FL

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