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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on April 8, 2019.

1615 M Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20036

The Wilderness Society (EIN: 53-0167933) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, The Wilderness Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 172 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $193,056. The highest compensated employee at The Wilderness Society is Jamie Williams with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $375,789.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$42,837,683

Expenses

$33,149,175

Employee compensation

$16,116,478
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jamie Williams
President
$375,789
$351,617 No related comp$24,172
Melyssa L Watson
Vice President Conservation
$229,795
$205,708 No related comp$24,087
Katharine L Thomas
Vice President Communications and Market
$209,898
$192,871 No related comp$17,027
Thomas F Tepper Jr
Vice President, Finance
$188,390
$168,584 No related comp$19,806
Deborah Liu
Vice President and General Council
$180,583
$165,370 No related comp$15,213
Allen May
Senior National Campaigns Director
$165,527
$148,662 No related comp$16,865
Amelia Hellman
Vice President Philanthropy (TO AUG '17)
$162,283
$152,958 No related comp$9,325
Chase Huntley
Senior Director, Energy and Climate Campaign
$159,719
$148,022 No related comp$11,697
Daniel A Smuts
Senior Regional Director, Pacific Region
$152,640
$135,977 No related comp$16,663
Jonathan L Meyers
Senior Director, Digital Strategy
$151,272
$131,312 No related comp$19,960
Scott Miller
Senior Director, SW
$147,716
$130,437 No related comp$17,279

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Brenda S Davis
Governing Council Member
Carl Ferenbach
Governing Council Member
Caroline M Getty
Member at-large
Cathy Douglas Stone
Governing Council Member
Crandall C Bowles
Governing Council Member
Dave Matthews
Governing Council Member
David Bonderman
Member at-large
David Churchill
Governing Council Chair
David J Field
Governing Council Member
Gregg Sherrill
Governing Council Member
Hansjorg Wyss
Member at-large
Jacqueline Badger Mars
GOV Council Member (From JAN '17)

Contractors

Production Solutions
Direct Mail
$1,147,324
Ab Data
Direct Mail
$917,610
Facebook Inc
Advertising
$419,833
Blackbaud Inc
Database
$304,454
S&B Public Solutions LLC
Strategic
$221,920

Mission Statement

FOUNDED IN 1935 BY CONSERVATION VISIONARIES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY PROTECTS WILDERNESS AND UNITES PEOPLE TO PROTECT AMERICA'S WILD PUBLIC LANDS. WE WORK TO GUIDE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND ENSURE THAT PUBLIC LANDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AND SHARE THE BENEFITS OF THE OUTDOORS, FROM THE URBAN TO THE WILD. IN 1964, WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NOW GROWN TO 109 MILLION ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED WILDLANDS THAT PRESERVE AMERICA'S NATURAL HERITAGE. FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, WHICH BELONG TO ALL AMERICANS, FACE GROWING THREATS. THOSE ACRES AND MILLIONS MORE REQUIRE ACTION TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURAL CHARACTER. SEE WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

Revisions to this organization profile

July 17, 2025:
2024 The Wilderness Society 990 filed
September 26, 2024:
Amended (originally filed June 9, 2024)2023 The Wilderness Society 990 filed
June 9, 2024:
Amended (originally filed July 20, 2023)2022 The Wilderness Society 990 filed

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