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.
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$101K
Grants Given
$1.6M
WILDERNESS SOCIETY
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Address
1801 Pennsylvania AVE NW
Washington, DC, 20006-360
Governance
Voting board members32
Independent members32
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Net to org-$238K
Retained by contractors$238K
ChannelsMail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation