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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on September 26, 2024.

1801 Pennsylvania Ave NW 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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, The Wilderness Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 13 out of 210 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $273,923. The highest compensated employee at The Wilderness Society is Jamie Williams with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $438,404.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$39,217,935

Expenses

$47,392,193

Employee compensation

$25,588,840
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jamie Williams
President
$438,404
$392,544 No related comp$45,860
Monique Dailey
Vice President of Conservation Programs
$311,921
$285,580 No related comp$26,341
David Seabrook
Executive Vice President
$309,132
$270,837 No related comp$38,295
Melyssa L Watson
Executive Director
$303,205
$273,367 No related comp$29,838
Teresa Lane
Vice President, Philanthropy
$300,073
$282,918 No related comp$17,155
Katharine L Thomas
Vice President of External Affairs (TO DEC '22)
$291,636
$273,061 No related comp$18,575
Deborah Liu
Vice President and General Counsel
$289,858
$248,554 No related comp$41,304
Chase Huntley
Vice President of Strategy and Results
$266,345
$249,191 No related comp$17,154
Wordna Meskheniten
Deputy Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
$231,767
$192,139 No related comp$39,628
Allen May
Senior Director, Major Gifts
$216,467
$187,054 No related comp$29,413
Jeanna Sinagra
Senior Director Human Resources and Operations
$206,544
$176,118 No related comp$30,426
Daniel A Smuts
Senior Regional Director, Pacific
$198,900
$161,289 No related comp$37,611

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Aaron Wernham
Governing Council Member
August Ball
Governing Council Member
Ben Jealous
Governing Council Member
Carl Ferenbach
Governing Council Member
Caroline M Getty
Governing Council Member
Cathy Douglas Stone
Secretary
Daniel Cordalis
Governing Council Member
Dave Matthews
Governing Council Member
David Bonderman
Member at-large
David Churchill
Governing Council Member
David J Field
Governing Council Member
Faith Briggs
Governing Council Member

Contractors

Production Solutions
Direct Mail
$2,501,379
Mr Strategic Services Inc.
Digital Consulting
$1,592,889
Barbara Sims Inc.
Digital Marketing
$302,486
Merkle Response Services
Digital Marketing
$256,453
Meta Platforms Inc
Digital Marketing
$230,835

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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