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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on October 13, 2020.

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 2019 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 $205,102. The highest compensated employee at The Wilderness Society is Jamie Williams with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $391,213.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$35,045,245

Expenses

$34,573,495

Employee compensation

$16,768,449
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jamie Williams
President
$391,213
$367,439 No related comp$23,774
Melyssa L Watson
Executive Director
$238,053
$215,130 No related comp$22,923
Katharine L Thomas
Vice President, External Affairs
$223,508
$205,574 No related comp$17,934
Deborah Liu
Vice President and General Council
$203,457
$187,822 No related comp$15,635
Allen May
Senior National Campaigns Director
$183,458
$165,933 No related comp$17,525
Thomas F Tepper Jr
Vice President Finance (TO AUG '19)
$179,330
$161,232 No related comp$18,098
Teresa Lane
Vice President, Philanthropy
$172,779
$169,506 No related comp$3,273
Pamela P Eaton
Senior Advisor (TO OCT '18)
$171,773
$161,622 No related comp$10,151
Jonathan L Meyers
Senior Director, Digital Strategy
$169,505
$148,314 No related comp$21,191
Chase Huntley
Senior Director, Energy and Climate Campaign/ Interi
$164,988
$152,961 No related comp$12,027
Nada W Culver
Senior Counsel and Senior Director, Agency Policy and
$158,056
$148,047 No related comp$10,009

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
Governing Council Member

Contractors

Production Solutions
Direct Mail
$1,521,105
Interactive Strategies LLC
Consulting
$685,904
Facebook
Advertising
$623,334
S&B Public Solutions LLC
Strategic
$361,896
Blackbaud Inc.
Database
$231,871

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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