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Wilderness Society

Public charity
DBA: % THOMAS F TEPPER JR
Environment · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 53-0167933

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2024-09-30
Very large (approx.)
Total spending
$43.5M
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Grants paid
$1.6M
Lobbying
$101K
Program services
$16.6M

Professional fundraisers (Sch G Part I)

Firm / PersonActivityStateGrossRetainedNet to org
K2D Strategies LLCConsultingVA$0$148K-$148K
The Alford Group INCConsultingIL$0$90K-$90K

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

ContractorServiceStateCompensation
Production Solutions INCDirect MAIL—$4.2M
M & R Strategic ServicesDigital consulting—$1.1M
Barbara SIMS INCDigital marketing—$282K
ROI Solutions INCDigital consulting—$279K
Moore Response Management GroupDigital marketing—$170K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$101K
Direct lobbying$86K
Grassroots lobbying$14K
501(h) lobbying ceiling$6.0M
Lobbying nontaxable amount$1.0M
Grassroots ceiling$1.5M
Total exempt-purpose expenditures$43.5M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

10,000 grants · $341.1M total
RecipientStateIRC sectionCash grantPurpose
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND
EIN 821742996
DC501(C)(4)$320KCONSERVATION PROJECTS
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND
EIN 821742996
DC501(C)(4)$300KCONSERVATION PROJECTS
COTTONWOOD GULCH EXPEDITIONS
EIN 436005587
NM501(C)(3)$213KCONSERVATION PROJECTS
SOUTHERN APPALACHAIN WILDERNESS STEWARDS
EIN 472407669
TN501(C )3$200KCONSERVATION PROJECT
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE
EIN 521814742
DC501(C )3$197KCONSERVATION PROJECTS
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
EIN 046001677
MA501(C )3$186KCONSERVATION PROJECTS
THE INTERNATIONAL SONORAN DESERT ALLIANCE
EIN 860778917
AZ501(C)(3)$183KCONSERVATION PROJECTS