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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on June 7, 2022.

1801 Pennsylvania Ave NW No 200
Washington, District of Columbia 20006

The Wilderness Society (EIN: 53-0167933) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, The Wilderness Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 183 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $231,288. The highest compensated employee at The Wilderness Society is Jamie Williams with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $416,699.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$42,014,694

Expenses

$35,248,927

Employee compensation

$17,995,019
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jamie Williams
President
$416,699
$395,530 No related comp$21,169
Melyssa L Watson
Executive Director
$285,065
$263,251 No related comp$21,814
Teresa Lane
Vice President, Philanthropy
$273,431
$258,494 No related comp$14,937
Katharine L Thomas
Vice President, External Affairs
$253,479
$235,081 No related comp$18,398
Deborah Liu
Vice President and General Counsel
$244,534
$218,028 No related comp$26,506
Allen May
Senior National Campaigns Director
$191,763
$176,670 No related comp$15,093
David Seabrook
Vice President, Finance
$188,666
$180,401 No related comp$8,265
Chase Huntley
Senior Director, Energy and Climate Campaign/ Interi
$186,968
$173,913 No related comp$13,055
Daniel A Smuts
Senior Landscape Director-Interim Deputy Vice President
$175,478
$157,139 No related comp$18,339
Antoinette Dack
Senior Director, Membership and Strategic Services
$165,468
$154,782 No related comp$10,686
Andrew McConville
Senior Director, Government Relations
$162,620
$151,903 No related comp$10,717

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Aaron Wernham
Governing Council Member
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 Chair
Daniel Cordalis
GOV Council Member (TO MAR '21)
Dave Matthews
Governing Council Member
David Bonderman
Member at-large
David Churchill
Governing Council Member
David J Field
Governing Council Member
Hansjorg Wyss
Member at-large

Contractors

Production Solutions
Direct Mail
$2,220,865
Facebook Inc
Advertising
$1,080,316
Roi Solution Inc.
Database
$278,631
Merkle Response
Direct Mail
$227,399
Integral DC LLC
Consulting
$156,000

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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