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Organizations Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification The Wilderness Society

The Wilderness Society

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on July 17, 2025.

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 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Wilderness Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 14 out of 210 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $277,271. The highest compensated employee at The Wilderness Society is Jamie Williams with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $509,193.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$42,032,659

Expenses

$43,478,669

Employee compensation

$26,170,267
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jamie Williams
President (TO SEP '24)
$509,193
$449,985 No related comp$59,208
David Seabrook
Chief Operating Officer
$386,266
$336,905 No related comp$49,361
Teresa Lane
Senior Vice President, Giving and Impact (TO OCT '23)
$332,867
$316,536 No related comp$16,331
Elvis Cordova
Chief of Staff
$326,382
$286,915 No related comp$39,467
Lauren Gephart
Vice President, External Affairs
$318,209
$269,408 No related comp$48,801
Chase Huntley
Vice President Strategy and Results
$277,084
$259,091 No related comp$17,993
Wordna Meskheniten
Vice President, People and Culture
$270,261
$217,071 No related comp$53,190
Maria Handley
ED Twsaf and Special Advisor Chief of Staff
$231,411
$180,717 No related comp$50,694
Monique Dailey
Vice President, Conservation and Communities
$222,098
$201,627 No related comp$20,471
Jeanna Cannan
SR Director Human Resources and Operations
$218,776
$180,267 No related comp$38,509
Andrea O'Brien
DVP, Giving and Impact Operations and Outreach
$212,842
$188,410 No related comp$24,432
Lydia Weiss
SR Director of Government Relations
$197,427
$186,028 No related comp$11,399

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
$4,225,922
M&R Strategic Services Inc
Digital Consulting
$1,126,142
Barbara Sims Inc.
Digital Marketing
$282,438
Roi Solutions Inc.
Digital Consulting
$278,902
Moore Response Management Group
Digital Marketing
$169,770

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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